# CVE-2022-36231: pdf\_info 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Command Execution because the Ruby code uses backticks instead of Open3.

- Also known as: GHSA-9FH3-J99M-F4V7
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-02-23 · Updated: 2025-03-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pdf\_info (RubyGems): through 0.5.3

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pdf\_info, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://rubygems.org/gems/pdf_info
- https://github.com/affix/CVE-2022-36231
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/pull/15
- https://github.com/newspaperclub/pdf_info/issues/16

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