REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) versions 1.6.1.a until 1.8.0 allow remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or obtain sensitive cookie information by leveraging passage of cookies set in a response to a redirect.
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291
github.com/rest-client/rest-client
github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1820
rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/1.6.1.a
web.archive.org/web/20200228080106/www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295