CVE-2013-1898 Thumbshooter vulnerable to Code Injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL using the Thumbshooter Ruby gem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-1898?
CVE-2013-1898 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/thumbshooter.rb in the Thumbshooter 0.1.5 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1898?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including thumbshooter. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
thumbshooter RubyGems | All versions to 0.1.5 | None |
thumbshooter RubyGems | All versions to 0.1.5 | None |
Products include Digineo Thumbshooter.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2013-1898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fqj-cg79-f2pv.