CVE-2024-39331

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29	Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8	Mailing List Patch
https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html	Mailing List
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html	Mailing List
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225	Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1	Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2	Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29	Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8	Mailing List Patch
https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html	Mailing List
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html	Mailing List
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225	Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1	Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2	Mailing List

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

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Information

Published : 2024-06-23 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-30 16:44

NVD link : CVE-2024-39331

Mitre link : CVE-2024-39331

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-39331

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Products Affected

gnu

emacs

CWE

CWE-94

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

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