7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-32700
LuaTeX Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32700 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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-32700 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-32700 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984 No Types Assigned https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984 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 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html No Types Assigned https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    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 Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.04 up to (excluding) 1.16.2 *cpe:2.3:a:miktex:miktex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.9.6300 up to (excluding) 23.5 *cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017 up to (excluding) 2023
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-32700 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.40527

percentile

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