CVE-2022-36231

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2022-36231
pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

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

03 Mar 2023, 19:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info - (MISC) https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info - Product
References (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 - (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 - Patch
References (MISC) https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 - (MISC) https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 - (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 - Patch
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE cpe:2.3:a:newspaperclub:pdf_info:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

27 Feb 2023, 05:15

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Summary pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution. pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.
References
  • (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 -
  • (MISC) https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 -

23 Feb 2023, 22:58

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New CVE
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')