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GHSA-XWFH-QQWW-GR22

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-19 03:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30

Details

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-28617 (GCVE-0-2023-28617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:35

Summary

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.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012…
	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.…
	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…	mailing-list
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…	mailing-list

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-XWFH-QQWW-GR22

CVE-2023-28617 (GCVE-0-2023-28617)

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