CVE-2013-6421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2013-12-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:projectsprouts:sprout:0.7.246:-:-:*:-:ruby:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0147	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g	sprout Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01228.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0077.html
http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/6

History

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Subscriptions

Projectsprouts Sprout

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-12-12T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.406Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6421

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-12T18:55:16.790

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-6421

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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