5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-32668
LuaTeX Arbitrary Network Request Vulnerability
Description

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32668 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tug tex_live
1 Luatex_project luatex
1 Miktex miktex

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3
    Added Reference https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
    Added Reference https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket
    Added Reference https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 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:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket No Types Assigned https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.17.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.27.0 up to (excluding) 1.17.0 *cpe:2.3:a:miktex:miktex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.9.0 up to (excluding) 23.5 *cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2009 up to (excluding) 2023
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description LuaTeX before 1.17.0 enables the socket library by default. LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
    Added Reference https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 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 https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html No Types Assigned https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Mitigation
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.17.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

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0.31230

percentile

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