CVE-2022-48338
emacs: local command injection in ruby-mode.el
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In ruby-mode.el, the ruby-find-library-file function has a local command injection vulnerability. The ruby-find-library-file function is an interactive function, and bound to C-c C-f. Inside the function, the external command gem is called through shell-command-to-string, but the feature-name parameters are not escaped. Thus, malicious Ruby source files may cause commands to be executed.
A flaw was found in the Emacs package. A malicious ruby source file may cause a local command injection.
It was discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled input sanitization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Xi Lu discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled input sanitization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Timeline
- 2023-02-20 CVE Reserved
- 2023-02-20 CVE Published
- 2025-03-18 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (6)
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| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=9a3b08061feea14d6f37685ca1ab8801758bfd1c | 2023-11-07 |