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Code execution back door found in Ruby’s rest-client library
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On August 19th, 2019 rest-client, a simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, reported a new security threat. A maintainer’s RubyGem account was compromised and a malicious third party installed a code execution back door. …
On August 19th, 2019 rest-client, a simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, reported a new security threat. A maintainer’s RubyGem account was compromised and a malicious third party installed a code execution back door. The exploit affects versions greater than 1.6.10 and less than 1.7.0.rc1.