CVE catalog

CVE-2019-14282

ruby-simple-captcha2: CVE-2019-14282

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
3.12% · Oct 27, 2026

The simple_captcha2 gem 0.2.3 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianruby-simple-captcha2sid0.5.0-3not affected
Debianruby-simple-captcha2forky0.5.0-3not affected
Debianruby-simple-captcha2trixie0.5.0-2not affected
Debianruby-simple-captcha2bookworm0.5.0-2not affected

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianruby-simple-captcha2sourcesidNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianruby-simple-captcha2sourceforkyNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianruby-simple-captcha2sourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianruby-simple-captcha2sourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [ruby-simple-captcha2]Not affected
    Details (2)
    • 0.5.0-2 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · ruby-simple-captcha2 · debian · bookworm

    • 0.5.0-2 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · ruby-simple-captcha2 · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References