CVE-2013-1607 describes a critical code execution vulnerability in the Ruby PDFKit gem prior to version 0.5.3, affecting the pdfkit_project. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-20, indicating improper input validation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdfkit_project:pdfkit:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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