CVE-2019-13354
The strong_password gem 0.0.7 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.33% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- strong password project/strong password
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versionsRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/blog/vulnerabilite-dans-la-gem-strong_password-0-0-7/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bdmac/strong_password/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/strong_password/versionsRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://withatwist.dev/strong-password-rubygem-hijacked.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.