GHSA-phqh-xp3p-h6mrCriticalCVSS 7.4
The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that...
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📋 Description
The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept HTTPS traffic because http_connection in lib/gist.rb sets VERIFY_NONE. Attackers can present any certificate to read or modify GitHub API traffic, stealing OAuth tokens and login credentials to read and modify the victim's gists.
🔗 References (7)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105221
- https://github.com/defunkt/gist/issues/373
- https://github.com/defunkt/gist/commit/07ccc1a6d46e9d36f0e85d0b1c5d795890ae6bcf
- https://github.com/defunkt/gist
- https://github.com/defunkt/gist/blob/v6.0.0/lib/gist.rb#L466-L468
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gist-rubygem-before-6.1.0-disabled-tls-certificate-verification
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-phqh-xp3p-h6mr