Path Traversal in Mate-Desktop Atril
CVE-2023-52076
Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. Version 1.26.2 of Atril contains a patch for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mate-Desktop Atril — versions < 1.26.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-6mf6-mxpc-jc37 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/e70b21c815418a1e6ebedf6d8d31b8477c03ba50 (Patch)
- github.com/mate-desktop/atril/releases/tag/v1.26.2 (Release Notes)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00003.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52076?
- CVE-2023-52076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mate-Desktop Atril, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2024-01-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52076?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-52076 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.