Rob Westgeest md2pdf 0.0.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Westgeest md2pdf 0.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-1948. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Rob Westgeest md2pdf 0.0.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

The weakness was shared 04/25/2013 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1948 since 02/19/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/24/2015). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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 databases at X-Force (83416), SecurityFocus (BID 59061†) and OSVDB (92290†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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02/19/2013 🔍
04/15/2013 +55 days 🔍
04/25/2013 +10 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +698 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-1948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64029
X-Force: 83416
SecurityFocus: 59061 - RubyGems 'md2pdf' CVE-2013-1948 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 92290

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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