{"cve":"CVE-2013-1802","nvd":{"published":"2013-04-09T20:55:01.977","modified":"2026-06-16T23:52:08.993","status":"Modified","description":"The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00002.html","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917233","https://github.com/datamapper/extlib/compare/b4f98174ec35ac96f76a08d5624fad05d22879b5...4540e7102b803624cc2eade4bb8aaaa934fc31c5","https://support.cloud.engineyard.com/entries/22915701-january-14-2013-security-vulnerabilities-httparty-extlib-crack-nori-update-these-gems-immediately","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00002.html"],"products":["dan_kubb:extlib"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1802","score":0.03415,"percentile":0.88889,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9h36-4jf2-hx53","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9h36-4jf2-hx53","summary":"extlib does not properly restrict casts of string values","modified":"2024-12-03T06:13:32.447283Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"extlib","purl":"pkg:gem/extlib","ranges":["<0.9.16"],"fixed":["0.9.16"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}