CVE-2023-32700

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: May 20, 2023
Updated: May 24, 2023
CVE: CVE-2023-32700
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
luatex_project / luatex	1.04	1.16.2
miktex / miktex	2.9.6300	23.5
tug / tex_live	2017	2023

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

Vulnerability Database

289,697

CVE-2023-32700