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This gem contains the compiled binaries required to make Meterpreter function, and eventually other payloads that require compiled binaries.
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Published: 10 days ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

Popularity

4.6M
Total Downloads
4
Contributors
0
Declared Dependencies
2
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are structured addresses that point to locations and assets on the internet. URLs allow software developers to build complex applications that exchange data with servers that can be hosted in multiple geographical regions. URLs can commonly be found embedded in documentation, configuration files, source code and compiled binaries. Top-level domains (TLD) are a part of the Domain Name System (DNS), and are used to lookup an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a requested website. There are a few different types of top-level domains. Generic, sponsored and country-code TLDs are generally accessible to the public. Registrars that govern the assignment of domain names within the TLD may choose to sell specific domain names to an interested party. However, some registrars are known to have less strict rules for assigning domain names. Attackers often abuse gaps in governance and actively seek to register their malicious domains in such TLDs. This issue is raised for all domains registered within TLDs that harbor an excessive number of malicious sites. While the presence of suspicious TLDs does not imply malicious intent, all of its uses in a software package should be documented and approved.

Prevalence in RubyGems community

5 packages
found in
Top 100
17 packages
found in
Top 1k
186 packages
found in
Top 10k
1583 packages
in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.
If the software should not include these network references, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.
Consider changing the top-level domain to avoid being flagged by security solutions.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Open source communities depend on the work of thousands of software developers that volunteer their time to maintain software components. Software developers build up the reputation of their open source projects by developing in public. Modern source code repositories have many social features that allow software developers to handle bug reports, have discussions with their users, and convey reaching significant project milestones. It is uncommon to find open source projects that omit linking their component to a publicly accessible source code repository.

Prevalence in RubyGems community

No prevalence information at this time

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in RubyGems community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
4 packages
found in
Top 100
10 packages
found in
Top 1k
49 packages
found in
Top 10k
419 packages
in community

Prevalence in RubyGems community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
4 packages
found in
Top 100
10 packages
found in
Top 1k
46 packages
found in
Top 10k
402 packages
in community

Prevalence in RubyGems community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
5 packages
found in
Top 100
17 packages
found in
Top 1k
189 packages
found in
Top 10k
1592 packages
in community

Prevalence in RubyGems community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
20 packages
found in
Top 100
127 packages
found in
Top 1k
989 packages
found in
Top 10k
8764 packages
in community

Prevalence in RubyGems community

Behavior uncommon for this community (Uncommon)
0 packages
found in
Top 100
11 packages
found in
Top 1k
90 packages
found in
Top 10k
530 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for metasploit-payloads

What is metasploit-payloads?

This gem contains the compiled binaries required to make Meterpreter function, and eventually other payloads that require compiled binaries. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is metasploit-payloads malicious or is it safe to use?

The Ruby package metasploit-payloads was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. No risks were detected, therefore, this version of the package is currently considered as safe to use.

Is metasploit-payloads popular?

The Ruby package metasploit-payloads ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 5M recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure metasploit-payloads once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how metasploit-payloads behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a metasploit-payloads version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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