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TI-2019-10033 Aliases CVE-2019-13354GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

The strong_password gem 0.0.7 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03329 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed strong_password (RubyGems): 0.0.8

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—strong_password (RubyGems)0.0.7 to before 0.0.80.0.8Patch availableGHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • strong_password (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.0.7 to before 0.0.8 Fixed in 0.0.8 Patch available GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strong_password_project:strong_password:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*0.0.7VulnerableStrong Password Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:strong_password_project:strong_password:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Strong Password Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455 strong_password (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.0.8 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13354
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h5r-ffc4-c455

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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