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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-30205
Emacs Org Mode Remote File Trust Vulnerability
Description

In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 1, 2025, 2:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-30205 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 Gnu emacs
2 Gnu org_mode
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This vulnerability in Emacs and Org mode requires updating the affected packages to a patched version.
  • Update the affected Emacs and Org Mode packages.
  • Upgrade to Emacs version 29.3 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-30205.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877 Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877 Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html Mailing List
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-30205 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-30205 weaknesses.

CAPEC-184: Software Integrity Attack Software Integrity Attack CAPEC-185: Malicious Software Download Malicious Software Download CAPEC-186: Malicious Software Update Malicious Software Update CAPEC-187: Malicious Automated Software Update via Redirection Malicious Automated Software Update via Redirection CAPEC-533: Malicious Manual Software Update Malicious Manual Software Update CAPEC-538: Open-Source Library Manipulation Open-Source Library Manipulation CAPEC-657: Malicious Automated Software Update via Spoofing Malicious Automated Software Update via Spoofing CAPEC-662: Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) CAPEC-691: Spoof Open-Source Software Metadata Spoof Open-Source Software Metadata CAPEC-692: Spoof Version Control System Commit Metadata Spoof Version Control System Commit Metadata CAPEC-693: StarJacking StarJacking CAPEC-695: Repo Jacking Repo Jacking

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-2024-30205 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-30205 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:org_mode:*:*:*:*:*:gnu_emacs:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.6.23
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type MITRE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Types: Release Notes
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Types: Release Notes
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-494
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2
    Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877
    Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
    Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877 [No types assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
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