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CVE-2019-15224 (omniauth_amazon): Code execution backdoor in omniauth_amazon

Code execution backdoor in omniauth_amazon

Published: August 20, 2019

SECURITY IDENTIFIERS

GEM

omniauth_amazon

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 9.8 (Critical)

UNAFFECTED VERSIONS

< 1.0.1 > 1.0.1

PATCHED VERSIONS

None available.

DESCRIPTION

The omniauth_amazon gem 1.0.1 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Users of an affected version should consider downgrading to the last non-affected version of 1.0.1.

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