CVE-2023-27986
Emacsclient mail.desktop Insecure URI Handling Vulnerability
Description
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. It is fixed in 29.0.90.
INFO
Published Date :
March 9, 2023, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=3c1693d08b0a71d40a77e7b40c0ebc42dca2d2cc Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1 Added Reference https://www.gabriel.urdhr.fr/2023/06/08/emacsclient-mail-shell-elisp-injections/ Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. It is fixed in 29.0.90. Added Reference https://www.gabriel.urdhr.fr/2023/06/08/emacsclient-mail-shell-elisp-injections/ [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=3c1693d08b0a71d40a77e7b40c0ebc42dca2d2cc No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=3c1693d08b0a71d40a77e7b40c0ebc42dca2d2cc Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2 Mailing List, Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 28.1 up to (including) 28.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.08 }} 0.01%
score
0.34960
percentile