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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1nZ2Z4LWg5eGotNXY5Y84AAgak

Insecure PRNG use in random_password_generator

The random_password_generator (aka RandomPasswordGenerator) gem through 1.0.0 for Ruby uses Kernel#rand to generate passwords, which, due to its cyclic nature, can facilitate password prediction.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 12 months ago

CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c, CVE-2019-25061
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25061
• https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1
• https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/blob/2855e8d7d8803dbb580ddd6cf13846394eb4530e/lib/random_password_generator.rb#L23
• https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.1.2/Random.html
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42170239/security-of-rand-in-ruby-compared-to-other-methods/42170560
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/random_password_generator/CVE-2019-25061.yml
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c

Repository: https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator
Blast Radius: 7.8

Affected Packages