VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-36231
pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.01%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- newspaperclub/pdf info
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16Patch
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15Patch
- https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_infoProduct
- https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16Patch
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15Patch
- https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_infoProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.