CVE-2023-27986

emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2	Mailing List Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=3c1693d08b0a71d40a77e7b40c0ebc42dca2d2cc	Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1	Mailing List Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-03-08 22:15

Updated : 2023-03-21 10:52

NVD link : CVE-2023-27986

Mitre link : CVE-2023-27986

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Products Affected

gnu

emacs

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