PT-2013-3477

CVE-2013-1933

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Published

2013-04-25

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Updated

2022-05-17

Description by

CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) gem version 0.5.4
Description The issue allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a PDF filename. This is due to a problem in the extract from ocr function in lib/docsplit/text extractor.rb.
Recommendations For Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) gem version 0.5.4, consider disabling the extract from ocr function until a patch is available to prevent the execution of arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in PDF filenames.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
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Weakness enumeration
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (\'OS Command Injection\')
Related identifiers
CVE-2013-1933
GHSA-4FVG-PWV7-V54G
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