CVE-2023-38745
pandoc: allows attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system (incomplete fix in upstream for CVE-2023-35936)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 25, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
An arbitrary file write vulnerability was found in Haskell's Pandoc. This issue can be triggered by providing a specially crafted image element in the input when generating files using the --extract-media option or outputting to PDF format. This may allow an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system, depending on the privileges of the process running pandoc.
Statement
This issue exists because of an incomplete fix in upstream for CVE-2023-35936
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation