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CVE-2013-1933
The extract_from_ocr function in lib/docsplit/text_extractor.rb in the Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) gem 0.5.4 for Ruby allows…
High9.3EPSS 1.8%
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- redhat
Description
The extract_from_ocr function in lib/docsplit/text_extractor.rb in the Karteek Docsplit (karteek-docsplit) gem 0.5.4 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a PDF filename.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemskarteek-docsplitGHSA-4fvg-pwv7-v54g (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- 92117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/karteek-docsplit-cmd-inject.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- karteekdocsplit-cve20131933-command-exec(83277) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130408 Re: Remote Command Injection Ruby Gem Karteek Docsplit 0.5.4 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4fvg-pwv7-v54g (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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