Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-14282
CVE-2019-14282
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.
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Affected products
3- simple_captcha2/simple_captcha2description
- ghsa-coords
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_captcha2_project:simple_captcha2:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg6j-r28m-7293ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2073nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14282ghsaADVISORY
- rubygems.org/gems/simple_captcha2/versions/nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/simple_captcha2/CVE-2019-14282.ymlghsaWEB
- rubygems.org/gems/simple_captcha2/versionsghsaWEB
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIMPLECAPTCHA2-455501ghsaWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIMPLECAPTCHA2-455501nvd
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