CVE-2023-32700

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
• https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
• https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
• https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
• https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
• https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
• https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/

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