simple_captcha2 Gem 0.2.3 on Ruby Backdoor privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in simple_captcha2 Gem 0.2.3 on Ruby (Ruby Gem). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (Backdoor). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-507. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/26/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-14282 since 07/26/2019. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/26/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Privilege escalation / Backdoor (CWE-507)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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07/26/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/26/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/26/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
07/26/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-14282 (🔒)Created: 07/26/2019 02:41 PM
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