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CVE-2013-2516 — Vulnerability in fileutils — CVE Details

HIGH

Fileutils Command Injection vulnerability

Published May 14, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Ruby Gem Fileutils prior to v0.7.1 contains a Command Injection vulnerability in user supplied url variable that is passed to the shell.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 14, 2022 (1612 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 543 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update fileutils to 0.7.1 or later
gem install fileutils -v 0.7.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
fileutils
rubygems
All versions0.7.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2013-2516?
Fileutils Command Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2013-2516?
CVE-2013-2516 affects fileutils. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2013-2516 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-9x97-x2p9-hvpf

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