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CVE-2023-51698

CVSS 9.6v3.1pub. 2024-01-12upd. 2025-04-10

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.

🤖 AI Analysis
How it works

The vulnerability results from improper handling of CBT files, which are TAR archives. An attacker prepares a malicious CBT file containing a properly constructed file path or name in the archive, allowing injection of arbitrary system commands (command injection, CWE-78). When such a file is opened by a user or when clicking on a crafted link, the Atril application executes the injected commands with the privileges of the logged-in user.

Impact

Attacker gains immediate remote access to the victim's system with their privileges, which may lead to full system takeover, data theft, and further lateral movement in the network.

Mitigation & patch

Apply the patch available in commit ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1ed in the mate-desktop/atril GitHub repository. Fedora distribution users should install the updated package according to communications published on Fedora mailing lists. Until updates are applied, it is recommended not to open CBT files from untrusted sources.

Who is affected

Mate-Desktop Atril — versions specified in producer references (before patch from commit ce41df6)

Analysis generated by Claude AI (Anthropic) based on NVD data. Always verify with vendor.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • Mate Desktop Atril

    APP
    Mate-Desktop
    ≤ 1.26.3
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No clear patch data available. Check vendor references.
Tags
Command Injection
CWE
References

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