CVE-2022-36231 – pdf_info

Package

Manager: gem
Name: pdf_info
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=0.5.3

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.28773 pctl0.96381

Details

Code injection in pdf_info pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution. An attacker using a specially crafted payload may execute OS commands by using command chaining because during object initalization there is no validation performed and the user provided path is used.

Metadata

Created: 2023-02-24T00:30:17Z
Modified: 2025-03-13T21:40:28Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/02/GHSA-9fh3-j99m-f4v7/GHSA-9fh3-j99m-f4v7.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-78", "CWE-94"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-9fh3-j99m-f4v7
Finding: F422
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