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CVE-2013-4203

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4203 describes a remote command execution vulnerability in the rgpg gem for Ruby, specifically affecting versions prior to 0.2.3. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into unspecified vectors within the self.run_gpg function. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability allows for remote execution of arbitrary commands with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:richard_cook:rgpg:*:-:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:richard_cook:rgpg:0.2.0:-:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:richard_cook:rgpg:0.2.1:-:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0208 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: rgpgFixed in: 0.2.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-jg4m-q6w8-vrjphigh

rgpg Code Injection vulnerability

Oct 24, 2017

References

github.com / rcook/rgpg/commit/b819b13d198495f3ecd2762a0dbe27bb6fae3505
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/08/03/2