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md2pdf allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 24, 2017 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Package

bundler md2pdf (RubyGems)

Affected versions

<= 0.0.1

Patched versions

None

Description

converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 25, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 24, 2017
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Nov 10, 2023

Severity

Critical

EPSS score

0.276%
(69th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2013-1948

GHSA ID

GHSA-99ch-8mvp-g7m5

Source code

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