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Malicious code in alephant_publisher-request (RubyGems)

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High
Published: 06/25/2024 (06/25/2024, 13:47:40 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: alephant_publisher-request

Description

The RubyGems package alephant_publisher-request version 0.3.0 contains malicious code. This package is identified as a malicious package by the OpenSSF and is listed in the malicious packages database. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical impact information provided. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch or remediation information is available at this time.

Affected software

RubyGemsmore threats →ghsa
alephant_publisher-request
pkg:gem/alephant_publisher-request
Affected versions
=0.3.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

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AILast updated: 07/19/2026, 01:13:50 UTC

Technical Analysis

The alephant_publisher-request RubyGems package version 0.3.0 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages database and is tracked under MAL-2024-6549 and GHSA-f7j8-57m5-4fwm. No further technical details, such as the nature of the malicious code or its impact, are provided in the source data. There is no indication of a patch or fix available, nor any known active exploitation.

Potential Impact

The presence of malicious code in the alephant_publisher-request package could lead to compromise of systems that install and run this package. However, specific impacts are not detailed in the source data. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation guidance is provided. Users should avoid using alephant_publisher-request version 0.3.0. Consider removing this package if already installed and monitor official advisories for updates or fixes. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to not use or to remove it.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
MAL-2024-6549
Osv Schema Version
1.7.4
Aliases
["GHSA-f7j8-57m5-4fwm"]
Ecosystems
["RubyGems"]

Threat ID: 6a5ba75144ab8fbf7c825cc8

Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:18:25 UTC

Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 01:13:50 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 03:48:53 UTC

Views: 12

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