CVE-2013-2512 describes a critical vulnerability in the ftpd gem 0.2.1 for Ruby, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into LIST or NLST command arguments within FTP protocol traffic. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ftpd_project:ftpd:0.2.1:*:*:*:*: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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