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CVE-2013-6421
The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary…
High7.5EPSS 2.0%
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- redhat
Description
The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2) path.
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)
- 2.0% · top 19% 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.
- RubyGemssproutGHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- 20131214 Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131202 Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131202 Re: Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-229r-pqp6-8w6g (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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