{"id":"GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c","summary":"Insecure PRNG use in random_password_generator","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2019-25061"],"modified":"2023-11-01T04:50:54.838073Z","published":"2022-05-19T00:00:40Z","database_specific":{"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2022-05-25T20:15:34Z","nvd_published_at":"2022-05-18T11:15:00Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-330","CWE-335"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25061"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/blob/2855e8d7d8803dbb580ddd6cf13846394eb4530e/lib/random_password_generator.rb#L23"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/random_password_generator/CVE-2019-25061.yml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.1.2/Random.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42170239/security-of-rand-in-ruby-compared-to-other-methods/42170560"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"random_password_generator","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/random_password_generator"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"1.0.0"}]}],"versions":["0.0.1","0.0.2","0.0.3","0.0.4","0.0.5","1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}