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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-1801 · published 9 April 2013

CVE-2013-1801: Jnunemaker httparty permissions and access controls vulnerability

JJnunemaker · Httparty

The httparty gem 0.9.0 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 YAML type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.4% · top 9.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The httparty gem 0.9.0 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 YAML type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58260
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917229
https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty/commit/53a812426dd32108d6cba4272b493aa03bc8c031 ExploitPatch
https://support.cloud.engineyard.com/entries/22915701-january-14-2013-security-vulnerabilities-httparty-extlib-crack-nor
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58260
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917229
https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty/commit/53a812426dd32108d6cba4272b493aa03bc8c031 ExploitPatch
https://support.cloud.engineyard.com/entries/22915701-january-14-2013-security-vulnerabilities-httparty-extlib-crack-nor

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-1801), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.