Package Instance
Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.
GET /api/packages/131008?format=api
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"2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85074", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85072", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85069", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8509", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85092", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85113", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.84993", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02401", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85007", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" } ], 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"scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228055155/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236116", "reference_id": "1236116", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236116" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3900", "reference_id": "CVE-2015-3900", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3900" }, { "reference_url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900", "reference_id": "CVE-2015-3900", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900" }, { "reference_url": "http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html", "reference_id": "CVE-2015-3900.HTML", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp3j-rvfp-624h", "reference_id": "GHSA-wp3j-rvfp-624h", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp3j-rvfp-624h" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1657", "reference_id": "RHSA-2015:1657", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1657" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/21150?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/rubygems-update@2.4.7", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-8d7n-bfhu-dkfd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-8hm4-c4w4-gfen" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9t45-d5mf-3uar" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-af1f-xwwy-jfa8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-b36p-re17-n7dq" }, { "vulnerability": 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"https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-4020.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-4020", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66989", "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66851", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66888", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66915", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66937", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.6695", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00524", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": 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