The httparty gem 0.9.0 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The httparty gem 0.9.0 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for YAML type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0441 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed httparty (RubyGems): 0.10.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | httparty (RubyGems) | before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mgx3-27hr-mfgp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- httparty (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.10.0 Fixed in 0.10.0 Patch available GHSA-mgx3-27hr-mfgp
CPE configurations NVD · 46
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.3 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.5 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.6 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.7 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.8 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.7 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.8 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
Show 36 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.3 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.4 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.5 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.6 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.7 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.8 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.9 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.10 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.3 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.5 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.3 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.4 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.5 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.6 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.7 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
| cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | jnunemaker |
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.4 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.7 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.8 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.9 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.10 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.5 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.7 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
- cpe:2.3:a:jnunemaker:httparty:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·jnunemaker
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mgx3-27hr-mfgp httparty (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.10.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgx3-27hr-mfgp
References
Other 5
- https://support.cloud.engineyard.com/entries/22915701-january-14-2013-security-vulnerabilities-httparty-extlib-crack-nori-update-these-gems-immediately
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917229
- https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/httparty/CVE-2013-1801.yml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229101716/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58260
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Sources
- CVE-2013-1801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mgx3-27hr-mfgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-1801 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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