SleeperGem Uses Three Malicious RubyGems Packages to Target Developer Machines

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new software supply chain attack codenamed SleeperGem targeting the Ruby ecosystem after three malicious gems were published to RubyGems with the end goal of serving additional payloads. The rogue gems are listed below - gitcredentialmanager versions 2.8.0...

RubyGems 2.6.13 - Arbitrary File Overwrite

RubyGems 2.6.13 - Arbitrary File Overwrite There is no check for name field in metadata.gz. By assigning a maliciously crafted string like ../../../../../any/where to the field, an attacker can create an arbitrary file out of the directory of the gem, or even replace an existing file with a...

RubyGems < 2.6.13 - Arbitrary File Overwrite

There is no check for name field in metadata.gz. By assigning a maliciously crafted string like ../../../../../any/where to the field, an attacker can create an arbitrary file out of the directory of the gem, or even replace an existing file with a malicious file. Proof of Concept 1: Create a fil...