CVE-2019-15224 – rest-client

Package

Manager: gem
Name: rest-client
Vulnerable Version: >=1.6.10 <1.7.0

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.02163 pctl0.83638

Details

rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code 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.

Metadata

Created: 2019-08-20T14:29:03Z
Modified: 2023-08-28T21:39:41Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/08/GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq/GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-94"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq
Finding: F422
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