{"cve":"CVE-2019-14282","nvd":{"published":"2019-07-26T05:15:10.673","modified":"2026-06-17T02:18:06.537","status":"Modified","description":"The simple_captcha2 gem 0.2.3 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.","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://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2073","https://rubygems.org/gems/simple_captcha2/versions/","https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIMPLECAPTCHA2-455501","https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2073","https://rubygems.org/gems/simple_captcha2/versions/"],"products":["simple_captcha2_project:simple_captcha2"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:11.797917892+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-14282","score":0.03115,"percentile":0.8781,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wg6j-r28m-7293","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wg6j-r28m-7293","summary":"Code backdoor in simple_captcha2","modified":"2026-03-13T21:57:02.838993Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"simple_captcha2","purl":"pkg:gem/simple_captcha2","ranges":["0.2.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}