Malicious code in activerecord_db-tools (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (541295c9112574577355d7062c3bef583fa2008c8bf1a4a1042ae826abb7356d) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/activerecord_db-tools/MAL-2024-6479.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The activerecord_db-tools RubyGems package at version 0.0.1 has been flagged as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to the RubyGems ecosystem. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are described in the source data.
Potential Impact
The presence of malicious code in the package could lead to compromise of systems that install and run this package. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should avoid installing or remove the activerecord_db-tools package version 0.0.1. Since no patch or fixed version is indicated, the best mitigation is to not use this package. Monitor vendor or RubyGems advisories for any updates or remediation.
Malicious code in activerecord_db-tools (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (541295c9112574577355d7062c3bef583fa2008c8bf1a4a1042ae826abb7356d) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/activerecord_db-tools/MAL-2024-6479.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The activerecord_db-tools RubyGems package at version 0.0.1 has been flagged as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to the RubyGems ecosystem. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are described in the source data.
Potential Impact
The presence of malicious code in the package could lead to compromise of systems that install and run this package. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should avoid installing or remove the activerecord_db-tools package version 0.0.1. Since no patch or fixed version is indicated, the best mitigation is to not use this package. Monitor vendor or RubyGems advisories for any updates or remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6479
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-55wh-jw9c-ffg4"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba77444ab8fbf7c827037
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:19:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 18:42:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 05:23:25 UTC
Views: 23
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