CVE-2022-36231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.

Published: 2023-02-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:newspaperclub:pdf_info:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-9fh3-j99m-f4v7	Code injection in pdf_info

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03014.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15
https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-78
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Newspaperclub Pdf Info

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T19:40:15.624Z

Reserved: 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-36231

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:00:04.268Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-23T22:15:11.117

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:53:05.377

Link: CVE-2022-36231

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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