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Withdrawn Advisory: Thor can construct an unsafe shell command from library input.

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 20, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 13, 2025
Withdrawn This advisory was withdrawn on Aug 13, 2025

Package

bundler thor (RubyGems)

Affected versions

< 1.4.0

Patched versions

1.4.0

Description

Withdrawn Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because the method described can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and an external attacker cannot access the functionality described in the body of the CVE. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 20, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 20, 2025
Reviewed Jul 21, 2025
Withdrawn Aug 13, 2025
Last updated Aug 13, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-54314

GHSA ID

GHSA-mqcp-p2hv-vw6x

Source code

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