{"cve":"CVE-2019-13354","nvd":{"published":"2019-07-08T14:15:10.350","modified":"2026-06-17T02:16:37.803","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"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/"],"products":["strong_password_project:strong_password"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:57:00.690689396+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-13354","score":0.03329,"percentile":0.88617,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455","summary":"strong_password Ruby gem malicious version causing Remote Code Execution vulnerability","modified":"2023-11-08T04:01:08.215454Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"strong_password","purl":"pkg:gem/strong_password","ranges":[">=0.0.7 <0.0.8"],"fixed":["0.0.8"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}