CVE-2013-1933
Ruby Gem Karteek Docsplit 0.5.4 Command Injection
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The extract_from_ocr function in lib/docsplit/text_extractor.rb in the Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) gem 0.5.4 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a PDF filename.
La función extract_from_ocr en lib/docsplit/text_extractor.rb en el Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) v0.5.4 para Ruby permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto para ejecutar comandos arbitrarios vía metacaracteres de shell en un nombre de archivo PDF.
Ruby Gem Karteek Docsplit version 0.5.4 fails to sanitize user-supplied input. If a user is tricked into extracting a file with shell characters in the name, code can be executed remotely.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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Timeline
- 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
- 2013-04-10 CVE Published
- 2013-04-10 First Exploit
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://osvdb.org/92117 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/karteek-docsplit-cmd-inject.html | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/08/15 | Mailing List |
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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83277 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/121208 | 2013-04-10 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Documentcloud Search vendor "Documentcloud" | Karteek-docsplit Search vendor "Documentcloud" for product "Karteek-docsplit" | 0.5.4 Search vendor "Documentcloud" for product "Karteek-docsplit" and version "0.5.4" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
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