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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS00ZnZnLXB3djctdjU0Z84AAZ5y

Karteek Docsplit vulnerable to OS Command Injection

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fvg-pwv7-v54g
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 9 months ago

Identifiers: GHSA-4fvg-pwv7-v54g, CVE-2013-1933
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1933
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83277
• http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/karteek-docsplit-cmd-inject.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/08/15
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/karteek-docsplit/CVE-2013-1933.yml
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fvg-pwv7-v54g

Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages