CVE-2013-2513

CRITICALCVSS 9.8

9.8

The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: —
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 12, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6325-6g32-7p35
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/flash_tool/CVE-2013-2513.yml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6325-6g32-7p35
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/flash_tool/CVE-2013-2513.yml

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
rubygems	flash_tool	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

RubyGems(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
flash_tool	0.5.0, 0.6.0	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-24 12:19 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2013-2513?

CVE-2013-2513 is a critical vulnerability published on December 12, 2023. The flash_tool gem through 0.6.0 for Ruby allows command execution via shell metacharacters in the name of a downloaded file.

When was CVE-2013-2513 disclosed?

CVE-2013-2513 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 12, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-2513?

CVE-2013-2513 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2013-2513?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2013-2513, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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