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CVE-2024-28862

ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2024 at 11:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRotpRotp

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Ruby One Time Password library (ROTP) is an open source library for generating and validating one time passwords. Affected versions had overly permissive default permissions. Users should patch to version 6.3.0. Users unable to patch may correct file permissions after installation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Rotp· Rotp Projectrubygems
95%
6.2.1 ≤ v < 6.3.0
Rotp· Mdp
60%
= 6.2.1= 6.2.2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mdp/rotp/security/advisories/GHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-276

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