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TI-2013-01723 Aliases CVE-2013-1948GHSA-99ch-8mvp-g7m5

converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

converter.rb in the md2pdf gem 0.0.1 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02161 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—md2pdf (RubyGems)up to 0.0.1—No fix listedGHSA-99ch-8mvp-g7m5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • md2pdf (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-99ch-8mvp-g7m5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rob_westgeest:md2pdf:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.1VulnerableRob Westgeest
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_westgeest:md2pdf:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Rob Westgeest
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·ruby

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1948
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99ch-8mvp-g7m5

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

Sources

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