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ghsa-5h5r-ffc4-c455

Vulnerability from github

Published

2019-07-08 20:32

Modified

2023-03-06 22:51

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

strong_password Ruby gem malicious version causing Remote Code Execution vulnerability

Details

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.

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CVE-2019-13354 (GCVE-0-2019-13354)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2019-07-08 13:26

Modified

2024-08-04 23:49

Severity ?

CWE

Summary

The strong_password gem 0.0.7 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The current version, without this backdoor, is 0.0.6.

References

URL

Tags

	https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versions	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releases	x_refsource_MISC
	https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.html	x_refsource_MISC
	https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7/	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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The `strong_password` gem on RubyGems.org was hijacked by a malicious actor. The malicious actor published v0.0.7 containing malicious code that enables an attacker to execute remote code in production. Upgrade `strong_password` to v0.0.8 to ensure no malicious code execution is possible.

Aliases

CVE-2019-13354

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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ghsa-5h5r-ffc4-c455

Vulnerability from github

CVE-2019-13354 (GCVE-0-2019-13354)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

gsd-2019-13354

Vulnerability from gsd

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