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GHSA-5H5R-FFC4-C455

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-07-08 20:32 – Updated: 2023-03-06 22:51

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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-08 13:26 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:49

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

4 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-hi…	x_refsource_MISC
https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-d…	x_refsource_MISC

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GSD-2019-13354

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2019-07-05 00:00

Details

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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