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  1. Critical, CVSS 9.8RubyGemsPublished

    strong_password Ruby gem malicious version causing Remote Code Execution vulnerability

    CVE-2019-13354 · GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

    Affected
    • RubyGems strong_password >= 0.0.7, <= 0.0.7
    Fixed in
    0.0.8· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    The strongpassword 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.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.0.8 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →