CVSS 3.0
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2019-13354
Critical (9.8) in strong password project strong password. EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in strong_password 0.0.8.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-94
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- strong_password_project:strong_password
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455 | RubyGems | strong_password | >=0.0.7 <0.0.8 | 0.0.8 |
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/