CVE-2013-6421

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2013-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2) path.

Affected products

Projectsprouts Sprout: 0.7.246

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0077.html
http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/6
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0077.html
http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/6

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