VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14282

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-94

Primary references