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CVE-2013-1911
lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 2.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 19% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 43 days later
· 43 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsldoceGHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj (opens in a new tab)
References
References6
- http://otiose.dhs.org/advisories/ldoce-0.0.2-cmd-exec.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 58783 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20130401 Remote command execution in Ruby Gem ldoce 0.0.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- rubygem-cve20131911-command-exec(83163) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130331 Re: Remote command execution in Ruby Gem ldoce 0.0.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 91870 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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)
- EUVD EUVD-2017-0234 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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