CVE detail
CVE-2019-15224
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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- Backdoor Found in ‘rest-client’ Ruby GemSecurityWeek
A Ruby software package that contained a malicious backdoor has been removed from the Ruby Gems repository after compromising over ten libraries. Called rest-client , the gem was designed to help Ruby developers send REST requests to their web apps and is highly popular, with over 113 million downloads on rubygems.org.
newswww.securityweek.comAug 21, 2019, 2:31 PM
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