CVE-2013-2617 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

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 0.01405.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Curl Project	Curl

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:curl_project:curl:-:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0255	lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hxx6-p24v-wg8c	Curl Gem insufficient URL escaping command injection

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120778/Ruby-Gem-Curl-Command-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/124
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/9
http://www.osvdb.org/91230
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2617

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2617

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2617 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2617

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-20T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:35:48.961Z

Reserved: 2013-03-18T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-2617

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-03-20T22:55:01.057

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-2617

Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2013-03-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2617 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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