Ruby gem fastreader-1.0.8 remote code exec
3/6/2013https://rubygems.org/gems/fastreader
if the url contains any ; characters code will be executed as the user when a web browser is launched.
for example if fastreader is fed http://www.g;id;.com id will be executed.
./fastreader-1.0.8/lib/entry_controller.rb
.strip only removes whitespace before and after the URL.
115 # open web browser 116 command = (ENV['FASTREADER_WEB'] || "open") + " {@current_entry.url.strip}" 117 `{command}`
Larry W. Cashdollar
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http://vapid.dhs.org
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