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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

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.943%
(84th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-13354

GHSA ID

GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

Source code

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