CVE-2023-38745

Pandoc before 3.1.6 allows arbitrary file write: this can be triggered by providing a crafted image element in the input when generating files via the…

published July 25, 2023

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Pandoc before 3.1.6 allows arbitrary file write: this can be triggered by providing a crafted image element in the input when generating files via the --extract-media option or outputting to PDF format. This allows an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files, depending on the privileges of the process running Pandoc. It only affects systems that pass untrusted user input to Pandoc and allow Pandoc to be used to produce a PDF or with the --extract-media option. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-35936 (failure to properly account for double encoded path names).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00252 · 15.8th percentile
Published
2023-07-25T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUL 00:00Z
    Pandoc before 3.1.6 allows arbitrary file write: this can be triggered by providing a crafted image element in the input when generating files via the…
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