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strong_password Ruby gem malicious version causing Remote Code Execution vulnerability

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 8, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 4, 2023

Package

bundler strong_password (RubyGems)

Affected versions

= 0.0.7

Patched versions

0.0.8

Description

The strong_password gem 0.0.7 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Version 0.0.8 does not contain the backdoor.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 8, 2019
Reviewed Jul 8, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 8, 2019
Last updated Nov 4, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-13354

GHSA ID

GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

Source code

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