CVE-2023-51887
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute...
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
CVE-2023-51887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
CVE-2023-51887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-56567
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
EUVD-2023-56567- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-663j-9vv5-mmf4
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute...
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
GHSA-663j-9vv5-mmf4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
CVE-2023-51887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-51887
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-51887
Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51887- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mathtexDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-1.11.03-21.03-3 |
None known |
mathtexUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-1 |
None known |
mathtexUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-11.03-1build1 |
None known |
mathtexUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-1build1 |
None known |
mathtexUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-1build1 |
None known |
mathtexUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.03-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-51887 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ctan Mathtex, published January 24, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.