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CVE-2019-25061 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/blob/2855e8d7d8803dbb580ddd6cf13846394eb4530e/lib/random_password_generator.rb#L23	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.1.2/Random.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42170239/security-of-rand-in-ruby-compared-to-other-methods/42170560	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/blob/2855e8d7d8803dbb580ddd6cf13846394eb4530e/lib/random_password_generator.rb#L23	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.1.2/Random.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42170239/security-of-rand-in-ruby-compared-to-other-methods/42170560	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-335	Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
random password generator project random password generator	<= 1.0.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:random_password_generator_project:random_password_generator::::::ruby::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 26, 2022	Initial Analysis	[email protected]