CVE-2019-10842
CVE-2019-10842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Getbootstrap Bootstrap-sass with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 10.0
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Affected product: Getbootstrap Bootstrap-sass
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Arbitrary code execution (via backdoor code) was discovered in bootstrap-sass 3.2.0.3, when downloaded from rubygems.org. An unauthenticated attacker can craft the ___cfduid cookie value with base64 arbitrary code to be executed via eval(), which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the target system. Note that there are three underscore characters in the cookie name. This is unrelated to the __cfduid cookie that is legitimately used by Cloudflare.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10842?
- Arbitrary code execution (via backdoor code) was discovered in bootstrap-sass 3.2.0.3, when downloaded from rubygems.org. An unauthenticated attacker can craft the ___cfduid cookie value with base64 arbitrary code to be executed via eval(), which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the target system. Note that there are three underscore characters in the cookie name. This is unrelated to the __cfduid cookie that is legitimately used by Cloudflare.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10842?
- CVE-2019-10842 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2019-10842 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2019-10842?
- CVE-2019-10842 affects Getbootstrap Bootstrap-sass. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2019-10842?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2019-10842 published?
- CVE-2019-10842 was published on 2019-04-04 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://dgb.github.io/2019/04/05/bootstrap-sass-backdoor.html
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap-sass/issues/1195
- https://snyk.io/blog/malicious-remote-code-execution-backdoor-discovered-in-the-popular-bootstrap-sass-ruby-gem/
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-BOOTSTRAPSASS-174093
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:getbootstrap:bootstrap-sass:3.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
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