rails-routes-to-json 1.0.0 child_process command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in rails-routes-to-json 1.0.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function child_process. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-27849. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in rails-routes-to-json 1.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

rails-routes-to-json v1.0.0 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the child_process function.

The weakness was released 04/24/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-27849 since 03/05/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31584). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/05/2023 🔍
04/24/2023 +49 days 🔍
04/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2025 +946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27849 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27849
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227321
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2023 20:43
Updated: 11/25/2025 04:59
Changes: 04/24/2023 20:43 (35), 05/18/2023 13:58 (12), 02/05/2025 09:55 (26), 11/25/2025 04:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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