Vulnerability in Anjlab Paranoid2

CVE-2019-13589

The paranoid2 gem 1.1.6 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The current version, without this backdoor, is 1.1.5.

EPSS: 0.043 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13589?
CVE-2019-13589 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anjlab Paranoid2, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-13589?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.