CVE-2023-28617

Published: Mar 19, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Org Mode

Gnu

1 product

Org Mode

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Org Mode	Up to 9.6.1

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (11)

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatch

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=a8006ea580ed74f27f974d60b598143b04ad1741

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatch

https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012CCBCD63CD654DD41CA0A%40qq.com/T/#m6ef8e7d34b25fe17b4cbb655b161edce18c6655e

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00019.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485