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 context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a PDF filename.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- documentcloud/karteek-docsplit
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/92117
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/karteek-docsplit-cmd-inject.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/08/15
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83277
- http://osvdb.org/92117
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/karteek-docsplit-cmd-inject.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/08/15
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83277
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.