Which versions of activeadmin-searchable-select are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of activeadmin-searchable-select are flagged malicious: 1.2.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate activeadmin-searchable-select if I installed it?

Remove activeadmin-searchable-select from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed activeadmin-searchable-select — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If activeadmin-searchable-select was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is activeadmin-searchable-select part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — activeadmin-searchable-select is associated with the RLMA-2024-05259, RLUA-2024-09778 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find activeadmin-searchable-select across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for activeadmin-searchable-select (version 1.2.0).

Malicious package

activeadmin-searchable-selectRubyGems

activeadmin-searchable-select is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2024-6452) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.2.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in activeadmin-searchable-select (RubyGems)

MAL-2024-6452

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

gem uninstall activeadmin-searchable-select

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.2.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

23f99b59c5447f62d355d6a53fc8f78e598d8d30fcea33673874d492a6999414

ddcc34182a5337ce1b27c454e47d70f3ef7b5f9b97637d129277accd128cc175

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for activeadmin-searchable-select (version 1.2.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove activeadmin-searchable-select from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If activeadmin-searchable-select was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. activeadmin-searchable-select on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.2.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05259RLUA-2024-09778

References

blog.reversinglabs.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks activeadmin-searchable-select-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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