What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-38745?

CVE-2023-38745 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-38745?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-38745. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Pandoc CVE-2023-38745

MEDIUM

2023-07-25 cve@mitre.org

RCE Pandoc Debian Linux

6.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 25, 2023 - 04:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionNVD

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).

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.