CVE-2019-15224: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

August 20, 2019 (updated August 17, 2021)

The rest-client gem for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxq
github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/713
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15224
rubygems.org/gems/rest-client/versions/

Code Behaviors & Features

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