GHSA-333G-RPR4-7HXQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-08-20 14:29 – Updated: 2023-08-28 21:39
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Summary
rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code
Details

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. Users of an affected version should consider downgrading to the last non-affected version of 1.6.9, or upgrading to 1.7.x. Additionally, a set of other minor gems have been partially or completely yanked and are included in this advisory. These include cron_parser, coin_base, blockchain_wallet, awesome-bot, doge-coin, capistrano-colors, bitcoin_vanity, lita_coin, coming-soon, and omniauth_amazon.

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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      },
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      },
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            }
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      },
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            }
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        }
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    },
    {
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            {
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        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
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      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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          ],
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        }
      ]
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-15224"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2019-08-20T14:27:19Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-08-19T23:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "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.\nUsers of an affected version should consider downgrading to the last non-affected version of 1.6.9, or upgrading to 1.7.x.\nAdditionally, a set of other minor gems have been partially or completely yanked and are included in this advisory.\nThese include cron_parser, coin_base, blockchain_wallet, awesome-bot, doge-coin, capistrano-colors, bitcoin_vanity, lita_coin, coming-soon, and omniauth_amazon.",
  "id": "GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq",
  "modified": "2023-08-28T21:39:41Z",
  "published": "2019-08-20T14:29:03Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15224"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2097"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/wiki/Gems-yanked-and-accounts-locked#19-aug-2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/blockchain_wallet/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/coin_base/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/doge-coin/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/lita_coin/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/omniauth_amazon/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rest-client/CVE-2019-15224.yml"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code"
}


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