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CVE-2013-1911

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-04-03 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Affected products

• Mark Burns Ldoce: 0.0.2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0010.html
• http://osvdb.org/91870
• http://otiose.dhs.org/advisories/ldoce-0.0.2-cmd-exec.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/31/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58783
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83163
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0010.html
• http://osvdb.org/91870
• http://otiose.dhs.org/advisories/ldoce-0.0.2-cmd-exec.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/31/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58783
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83163

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