CVE-2022-36231

high-risk
Published 2023-02-23

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

Do I need to act?

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18.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Newspaperclub

References (8)

Exploit https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231
Patch https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16
Patch https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15
Product https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info
Exploit https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231
Patch https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16
Patch https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15
Product https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal