Is CVE-2023-28617 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-28617 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-28617?

CVE-2023-28617 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-28617?

CVE-2023-28617 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28617?

Upgrade emacs on debian 11 to 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6 or later. Fixes are available for 37 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-28617

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

emacsDebian

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6CVE-2023-28617

Fixed in:1:28.2+1-14CVE-2023-28617

emacsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacsRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-commonRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-common-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-common-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-filesystemRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-filesystemRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-lucidRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-lucidRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-lucid-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-lucid-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-noxRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-noxRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-nox-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-nox-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-terminalRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

emacs-terminalRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-5.el8_1.1RHSA-2023:3189

elpa-orgUbuntu

Fixed in:9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

emacsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-elUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs24Ubuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3USN-6003-1

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3USN-6003-1

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-elUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs25Ubuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-elUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

org-modeUbuntu

Fixed in:8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references4

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