CVE-2013-1607
PDFKit Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2013-1607- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2013-1607- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2153 No score
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-2153- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39v7-xpq4-8884
PDFKit Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-39v7-xpq4-8884- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-39v7-xpq4-8884
PDFKit Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Ruby PDFKit gem prior to 0.5.3 has a Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-39v7-xpq4-8884- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1607 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pdfkit Project Pdfkit, published February 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in pdfkit 0.5.3.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82563
securityfocus.com/bid/58303/info
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1607
web.archive.org/web/20200229104225/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58303/info
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/pdfkit/CVE-2013-1607.yml