CVE-2013-1911

ldoce Gem Arbitrary Command Execution

6.8 Medium

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Exploit likelihood

1.96%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Record: CVE-2013-1911
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Record: CVE-2013-1911
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0234 No score

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Record: EUVD-2017-0234
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj No score

ldoce Gem Arbitrary Command Execution

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Record: GHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj No score

ldoce Gem Arbitrary Command Execution

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

Record: GHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mark burns ldoce

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ldoce` RubyGems	through 0.0.2	None known
`ldoce` RubyGems	through 0.0.2, plus listed versions 0.0.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-1911 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mark Burns Ldoce, published April 3, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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