CVE-2023-28617 Command injection in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28617 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-28617 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28617/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in file or directory names processed by Org Mode in GNU Emacs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-28617?
CVE-2023-28617 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28617?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
emacs AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-common AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-filesystem AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-lucid AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-nox AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-terminal AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-common AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-filesystem AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-lucid AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-nox AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-common-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-lucid Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-lucid-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-nox Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-nox-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-terminal Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs-filesystem Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 |
emacs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-common-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-filesystem Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-lucid Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-lucid-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-nox Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs-nox-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 |
emacs Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-common Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-common-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-lucid Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
emacs-lucid-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.1 |
Products include Gnu Org Mode.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28617?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-28617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2023:1930, ALSA-2023:2074, AZL-25707, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617, DLA-3616-1, GHSA-xwfh-qqww-gr22 and 13 more.