CVE-2011-10019: Spree has Remote Command Execution vulnerability in search functionality
Spreecommerce versions prior to 0.60.2 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in its search functionality. The application fails to properly sanitize input passed via the search[send][] parameter, which is dynamically invoked using Ruby’s send method. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands on the server without authentication.
Published Aug 13, 2025 · Updated Jan 13, 2026
Affected packages
spree
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Affected
- < 0.60.2
- Fixed in
- 0.60.2
- Check
bundle info spree
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Spreecommerce versions prior to 0.60.2 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in its search functionality. The application fails to properly sanitize input passed via the search[send][] parameter, which is dynamically invoked using Ruby’s send method. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands on the server without authentication.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-10019
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/spree_search_exec.rb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111009192436/http://spreecommerce.com/blog/2011/10/05/remote-command-product-group
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17941
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spreecommerce-search-parameter-rce
- https://github.com/orgs/spree
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/spree/CVE-2011-10019.yml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97vm-c39p-jr86
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