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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 23, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-36231

CVE-2022-36231

Description

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

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pdf_infoRubyGems	<= 0.5.3	—

Affected products

3

Newspaperclub/PDF Info
cpe:2.3:a:newspaperclub:pdf_info:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
pdf_info/pdf_infodescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:gem/pdf_info
Range: <= 0.5.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16nvdPatchWEB
github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15nvdPatchWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fh3-j99m-f4v7ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36231ghsaADVISORY
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/pdf_info/CVE-2022-36231.ymlghsaWEB
rubygems.org/gems/pdf_infonvdProductWEB

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