Path Traversal in Deepin Reader

CVE-2023-50254

Deepin Linux's default document reader `deepin-reader` software suffers from a serious vulnerability in versions prior to 6.0.7 due to a design flaw that leads to remote command execution via crafted docx document. This is a file overwrite vulnerability. Remote code execution (RCE) can be achieved by overwriting files like .bash_rc, .bash_login, etc. RCE will be triggered when the user opens the terminal. Version 6.0.7 contains a patch for the issue.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-50254: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50254?
CVE-2023-50254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Deepin Reader, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-50254?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50254 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.