HIGH
rubygem-curl: insufficient URL escaping command injection
Published Mar 20, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.42%
Description
lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.42% 0.04420
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04420
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 4.42% (0.04420) | 91.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.42% (0.04420) | 90.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 79.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00887) | 83.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 82.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00758) | 81.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00642) | 78.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00691) | 79.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00887) | 80.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120778/Ruby-Gem-Curl-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/124 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/91230 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2617 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924240 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxx6-p24v-wg8c Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/curl/CVE-2013-2617.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2617
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2617
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120778/Ruby-Gem-Curl-Command-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/124 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/91230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2617 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924240 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxx6-p24v-wg8c | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/curl/CVE-2013-2617.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2617 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2617 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2013
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Mar 18, 2013
Link CVE-2013-2617
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HXX6-P24V-WG8C Updated n/a