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GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2

GitHub Security Advisory

active-support impersonates 'activesupport' gem

✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL Has CVE

Advisory Details

The `active-support` ruby gem gem is malware and duplicates the official `activesupport` (no hyphen) gem, but adds a compiled extension. The extension attempts to resolve a base64 encoded domain (29faea63.planfhntage.de), downloads a payload, and executes.

This trojan horse gem could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. No version of this gem should be considered safe.

Affected Packages

RubyGems active-support
Affected versions: 0

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2
Published
August 13, 2018 3:02 PM
Last Modified
January 18, 2023 9:33 PM
CVSS Score
9.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
RubyGems
Primary Package
active-support
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: August 30, 2025 6:32 AM

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