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CVE-2013-6421

Date: December 12, 2013

The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2) path.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

7.3

Related Resources (8)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6421

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/6

Url: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0077.html

Url: https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sprout/CVE-2013-6421.yml

Url: https://github.com/lukebayes/project-sprouts

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/1

Url: http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-6421

Severity Score

7.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Code Injection

CWE-94

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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