CVE-2023-32700
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7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-32700
To remediate CVE-2023-32700, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-32700 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1
- from 0, < 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1
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 |