CVE-2022-48339
emacs: command injection vulnerability in htmlfontify.el
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el has a command injection vulnerability. In the hfy-istext-command function, the parameter file and parameter srcdir come from external input, and parameters are not escaped. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, code may be executed.
A flaw was found in the Emacs package. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, arbitrary code may be executed.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-02-20 CVE Reserved
- 2023-02-20 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-27 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
- CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=1b4dc4691c1f87fc970fbe568b43869a15ad0d4c | 2023-11-07 |