CVE-2013-4489
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
GitLab Grit Gem for Ruby contains a flaw allowing arbitrary commands to be executed
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | gitlab-grit | <>= 2.6.1 | >= 2.6.1 |
| RubyGems | gitlab-grit | <2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4489
- https://www.gitlab.com/2013/11/04/gitlab-ce-6-2-and-5-4-security-release/
- https://github.com/gitlabhq/grit/commit/40f33a4f4f5604c2a531a1d86901fd81ac4402c4
- https://github.com/gitlabhq/grit
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/gitlab-grit/CVE-2013-4489.yml
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-grit/-/blob/v2.6.1/History.txt?ref_type=tags#L2
- https://www.gitlab.com/2013/11/04/gitlab-ce-6-2-and-5-4-security-release
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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