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GSD-2019-15224

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2019-08-20 00:00

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The awesome-bot gem 1.18.0 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 1.17.2 or upgrading to 1.19.x.

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CVE-2019-15224

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-19 22:24 – Updated: 2024-08-05 00:42

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

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https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713	x_refsource_MISC
https://rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-333G-RPR4-7HXQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-08-20 14:29 – Updated: 2023-08-28 21:39

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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