CVE-2024-28862
ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1031
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1031- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f
ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.
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.
- Record
GHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f
ROTP 6.2.2 and 6.2.1 has 0666 permissions for the .rb files.
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.
- Record
GHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mdp Rotp, published March 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in rotp 6.3.0.
References
github.com/mdp/rotp/security/advisories/GHSA-x2h8-qmj4-g62f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28862