CVE-2013-1898 json
Thumbshooter vulnerable to Code Injection
published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-7fqj-cg79-f2pv , EUVD-2017-0187
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | thumbshooter | <=0.1.5 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
vapid.dhs.org
/advisories/thumbshooter-ruby-gem-remoteexec.html
web
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/218
mailing-list, web
-
osvdb.org
/91839
vdb-entry
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/3
mailing-list, web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/13
mailing-list, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1898
advisory
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github.com
/digineo/thumbshooter
package
-
github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/thumbshooter/CVE-2013-1898.yml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-1898
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7fqj-cg79-f2pv
- NVD CVE-2013-1898
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