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CVE-2023-32700

Date: May 19, 2023

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32700
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32700
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-32700

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

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

CWE-77

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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