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.
Published: 2023-05-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3427-1 texlive-bin security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3427-2 texlive-bin regression update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3946-1 context bugfix update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5406-1 texlive-bin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-36927 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6115-1 TeX Live vulnerability
History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Luatex Project Luatex
Miktex Miktex
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
Tug Tex Live
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-31T15:30:02.807Z

Reserved: 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-32700

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:25:36.342Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-20T18:15:09.370

Modified: 2025-01-31T16:15:29.803

Link: CVE-2023-32700

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-05-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-32700 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses