Command Injection Affecting rdoc package, versions >=3.11, <6.3.0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (30th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-RDOC-1279617
- published 5 May 2021
- disclosed 5 May 2021
- credit Alexandr Savca
Introduced: 5 May 2021
CVE-2021-31799 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade rdoc to version 6.3.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection. It used to call Kernel#open to open a local file. If a Ruby project hasa file whose name starts with | and ends with tags, the command followingthe pipe character is executed. A malicious Ruby project could exploit it torun an arbitrary command execution against a user who attempts to run rdoccommand.
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