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dependency_confusion123

GHSA-c5h6-jp5g-hxpf

Malicious code in dependency_confusion123 (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 9.9.9`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (d4d13afb7306711deba7679787e9c867a3285ab9deabbf0d1efcf452427cd004)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'dependency_confusion123' @ 9.9.9 (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/dependency_confusion123/MAL-2024-1341.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/dependency_confusion123/MAL-2024-1341.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5h6-jp5g-hxpf

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 9.9.9

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.