Org Mode 9.6.1 Shell Metachar Abuse in ob-latex Execute
CVE-2023-28617 Published on March 19, 2023
org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-28617 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software 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.
CVE-2023-28617 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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