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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsawesome-botGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemsbitcoin_vanityGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemsblockchain_walletGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemscapistrano-colorsGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemscoin_baseGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemscoming-soonGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemscron_parserGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemsdoge-coinGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemsomniauth_amazonGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- RubyGemsrest-clientGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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