CVE-2013-7050

The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.

Published: 2013-12-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-7050 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7050

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.84% 1.90% +1.06%
2 2025-03-17 1.28% 0.84% -0.44%
3 2023-10-26 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7050

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7050

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-7050 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (devscripts), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7050
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-7050 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (devscripts), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
devscripts_devel_team devscripts <= 2.13.7 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.4 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.13.6 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7050

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