9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-36231
Adobe PDF Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 23, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 13, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-36231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Newspaperclub pdf_info
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-36231 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-36231.

URL Resource
https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 Patch
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 Patch
https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info Product
https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 Patch
https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 Patch
https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info Product
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-36231 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-36231 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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whoforget/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.
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k0mi-tg/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.
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affix/CVE-2022-36231

pdf_info <= 0.5.3 OS Command Injection

Ruby

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Oct. 26, 2022, 2:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-36231 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-36231 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231
    Added Reference https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16
    Added Reference https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15
    Added Reference https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 No Types Assigned https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 No Types Assigned https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 No Types Assigned https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info No Types Assigned https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info Product
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:newspaperclub:pdf_info:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution. pdf_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.
    Added Reference https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

28.77 }} 2.12%

score

0.96354

percentile