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CVE-2013-4457

Cocaine Gem OS Command Injection vulnerability

6.8 MediumFix available

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Exploit likelihood

2.00%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Record
CVE-2013-4457
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Record
CVE-2013-4457
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0211 No score

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Record
EUVD-2017-0211
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c43v-hrmg-56r4 No score

Cocaine Gem OS Command Injection vulnerability

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Record
GHSA-c43v-hrmg-56r4
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c43v-hrmg-56r4 No score

Cocaine Gem OS Command Injection vulnerability

The Cocaine gem 0.4.0 through 0.5.2 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted has object, related to recursive variable interpolation.

Record
GHSA-c43v-hrmg-56r4
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cocaine
RubyGems
0.4.0 up to 0.5.3
0.5.3
cocaine
RubyGems
0.4.0 up to 0.5.3, plus listed versions
0.4.10.4.20.5.00.5.10.5.2
0.5.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2013-4457 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Thoughtbot Cocaine, published November 2, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in cocaine 0.5.3.

References

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