PT-2018-9492 · Latexdraw · Latexdraw

Prodigysml · Published 2018-08-20 · Updated 2019-09-26 · CVE-2018-1000639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LatexDraw versions prior to 4.0

Description The issue concerns a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SVG parsing functionality. This can lead to disclosure of data, server-side request forgery, port scanning, and possibly remote code execution (RCE). The attack is exploitable via a specially crafted SVG file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.0, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of SVG files or disabling the SVG parsing functionality until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000639

Affected Products

Latexdraw

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/arnobl/latexdraw/issues/10 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://0dd.zone/2018/08/05/LatexDraw-XXE · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000639 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000639 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000639 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000639 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000639 · Vendor Advisory