CVE-2019-14282

The simple_captcha2 gem 0.2.3 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2073	Third Party Advisory
https://rubygems.org/gems/simple_captcha2/versions/	Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIMPLECAPTCHA2-455501

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simple_captcha2_project:simple_captcha2:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-07-26 05:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:20

NVD link : CVE-2019-14282

Mitre link : CVE-2019-14282

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-14282

JSON object : View

Products Affected

simple_captcha2_project

simple_captcha2

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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