CVE-2019-15224 (GCVE-0-2019-15224)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-19 22:24 – Updated: 2024-08-05 00:42
VLAI
Summary
The rest-client gem 1.6.10 through 1.6.13 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Versions <=1.6.9 and >=1.6.14 are unaffected.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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