CVE-2013-1948
converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.16% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- rob westgeest/md2pdf
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.2% 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/92290
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/md2pdf-remote-exec.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83416
- http://osvdb.org/92290
- http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/md2pdf-remote-exec.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83416
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.