CVE-2023-32668

Published: May 11, 2023Modified: Nov 3, 2025

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Luatex Project: Luatex · Miktex: Miktex · Tug: Tex Live

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Luatex Project Luatex	From 0.27.0 to 1.17.0
Miktex Miktex	From 2.9.0 to 23.5
Tug Tex Live	From 2009 to 2023

References (9)

https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListMitigation

https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitVendor Advisory

https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release Notes

https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00032.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingMailing ListMitigation

https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitVendor Advisory

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