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CVE-2013-2617
lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
High7.5EPSS 4.4%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemscurlGHSA-hxx6-p24v-wg8c (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120778/Ruby-Gem-Curl-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 91230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130319 Fwd: CVE requests (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20130312 Curl Ruby Gem Remote command execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_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-hxx6-p24v-wg8c (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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