CVE-2023-28617
emacs - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-28617
To remediate CVE-2023-28617, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/emacs—upgrade to 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6 or later
- —upgrade to 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6 or later
- —upgrade to 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-28617 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6
- from 0, < 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6
- from 0, < 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |