# CVE-2013-7220: Command injection in n/a

> Physically proximate attackers can execute arbitrary commands on unattended GNOME Shell workstations by leveraging keyboard focus in the Activities search.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7220, GHSA-9965-5x5j-j3rf

## What is CVE-2013-7220?

CVE-2013-7220 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7220?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gnome Gnome-Shell.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7220?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-7220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-8288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8288/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2014-7300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7300/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2010-4000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4000/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2012-4427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4427/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-3982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3982/): Privilege escalation in gnome-shell (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7220 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7220 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7220/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7220/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7220
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7220
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7220

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7220/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.