CVE-2013-2513
flash_tool Gem for Ruby File Download Handling Arbitrary Command Execution
The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.
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
The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.
- Record
CVE-2013-2513- 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-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.
- Record
CVE-2013-2513- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0348 No score
The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0348- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6325-6g32-7p35
flash_tool Gem for Ruby File Download Handling Arbitrary Command Execution
flash_tool Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that is triggered during the handling of downloaded files that contain shell characters. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
GHSA-6325-6g32-7p35- 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-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6325-6g32-7p35
flash_tool Gem for Ruby File Download Handling Arbitrary Command Execution
flash_tool Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that is triggered during the handling of downloaded files that contain shell characters. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
GHSA-6325-6g32-7p35- 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-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash_toolRubyGems |
through 0.6.0 | None known |
flash_toolRubyGems |
through 0.6.0, plus listed versions 0.5.0 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2013-2513 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Milboj Flash Tool, published January 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.