PT-2013-3857 · Ruby · Curl Gem For Ruby

Published 2013-03-20 · Updated 2020-11-16 · CVE-2013-2617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Curl Gem for Ruby (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL. This is possible due to a flaw in lib/curl.rb within the Curl Gem for Ruby.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2617

GHSA-HXX6-P24V-WG8C

Affected Products

Curl Gem For Ruby

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/curl/CVE-2013-2617.yml · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2617 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hxx6-p24v-wg8c · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/tggo/curl · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120778/Ruby-Gem-Curl-Command-Execution.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/91230 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/124 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/9 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/5654 · Telegram Post