CVE-2022-36231

pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16	Patch
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15	Patch
https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info	Product
https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16	Patch
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15	Patch
https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:newspaperclub:pdf_info:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

History

13 Mar 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-78

21 Nov 2024, 07:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 - Patch~~	() https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 - Patch~~	() https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 - Patch
References	~~() https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info - Product~~	() https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info - Product

Information

Published : 2023-02-23 22:15

Updated : 2025-03-13 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-36231

Mitre link : CVE-2022-36231

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-36231

JSON object : View

Products Affected

newspaperclub

pdf_info

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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