CVE-2013-0284
newrelic_rpm Gem Discloses Sensitive Information
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
- Record
CVE-2013-0284- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
- Record
CVE-2013-0284- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0288 No score
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0288- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6cw-2553-7837 No score
newrelic_rpm Gem Discloses Sensitive Information
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.3.23 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
- Record
GHSA-q6cw-2553-7837- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q6cw-2553-7837 No score
newrelic_rpm Gem Discloses Sensitive Information
Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.3.23 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.
- Record
GHSA-q6cw-2553-7837- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
newrelic_rpmRubyGems |
3.2.0 to 3.5.3.23 | 3.5.3.24 |
newrelic_rpmRubyGems |
3.2.0 up to 3.5.3.24, plus listed versions 3.2.0.13.3.03.3.0.beta13.3.13.3.1.beta1 Show 29 moreShow less3.3.1.beta23.3.23.3.2.13.3.2.beta13.3.2.beta23.3.33.3.3.beta13.3.3.beta23.3.43.3.4.13.3.4.beta13.3.53.3.5.beta13.4.03.4.0.13.4.0.beta13.4.0.beta23.4.13.4.1.beta13.4.23.4.2.13.4.2.beta13.5.03.5.0.13.5.1.143.5.1.14.beta3.5.1.alpha3.5.1.beta13.5.2.17 |
3.5.3.24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0284 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Newrelic Ruby Agent, published April 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in newrelic_rpm 3.5.3.24.
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/304
newrelic.com/docs/ruby/ruby-agent-security-notification
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0284
web.archive.org/web/20130117025417/https://newrelic.com/docs/ruby/ruby-agent-security-notification
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/newrelic_rpm/CVE-2013-0284.yml