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title: "CVE-2011-10019: Spree has Remote Command Execution vulnerability in search functionality"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2011-10019/
description: "CVE-2011-10019 (spree (RubyGems)): Spreecommerce versions prior to 0.60.2 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in its search functionality. The…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-08-13
date_modified: 2026-10-08
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2011-10019"
kev: false
cvss: 10
epss: 0.05805
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2011-10019: Spree has Remote Command Execution vulnerability in search functionality

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 5.8% , percentile 93: FIRST’s model estimates a 5.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes spree (RubyGems) < 0.60.2, fixed in 0.60.2 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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.

## Affected packages

- RubyGems `spree` < 0.60.2 → fixed: 0.60.2

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Spreecommerce Spreecommerce: < 0.60.2

## Severity

- VulnCheck CVSS 4.0: 10 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 10.0 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 5.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 93.

## Sources

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20111009192436/http://spreecommerce.com/blog/2011/10/05/remote-command-product-group/)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-97vm-c39p-jr86](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97vm-c39p-jr86)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2011-10019](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-10019)
- [NVD entry CVE-2011-10019](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-10019)
- [raw.githubusercontent.com](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/spree_search_exec.rb)
- [exploit-db.com](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17941)
- [vulncheck.com](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spreecommerce-search-parameter-rce)
- [github.com](https://github.com/orgs/spree)
- [github.com](https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/spree/CVE-2011-10019.yml)

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