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CVE-2019-13354
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-94
Description
The strong_password gem 0.0.7 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The current version, without this backdoor, is 0.0.6.
Affected products
References
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7/
- https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releases
- https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versions
- https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.html
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7/
- https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releases
- https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versions
- https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.html
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