CVE-2019-13589

moderate-risk
Published 2019-07-14

The paranoid2 gem 1.1.6 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The current version, without this backdoor, is 1.1.5.

Do I need to act?

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6.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Paranoid2

Affected Vendors

Anjlab

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109281
Exploit https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2051
Vendor Advisory https://rubygems.org/gems/paranoid2/versions
Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-PARANOID2-451600
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109281
Exploit https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2051
Vendor Advisory https://rubygems.org/gems/paranoid2/versions
Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-PARANOID2-451600
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal