UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51698 (CVE-2023-51698)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-01-12 21:15 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:45 – Source website
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Details

Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6.

Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51698",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:30Z",
  "published": "2024-01-12T21:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51698"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-34rr-j8v9-v4p2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1ed"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51698"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7274-1"
    }
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  "related": [
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "high",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-51698"
  ]
}



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