CVE-2013-1802

The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection…

published April 9, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03415 · 88.8th percentile
Published
2013-04-09T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 APR 20:00Z
    The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection…
    cvelistv5