VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 3.55% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- rest-client project/rest-client
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/Product
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.