GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

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    GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

    Published: 8 Jul 2019Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13354, https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7, https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password, https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releases, https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/strong_password/CVE-2019-13354.yml, https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versions, https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: strong_password

    Purl: pkg:gem/strong_password

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0.0.7
    Fixed -0.0.8

    Affected versions

    0.0.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High