Consider the following Org file
---- 8< ----
#+begin_src elisp :results none
(require 'ob-sqlite)
#+end_src
#+begin_src sqlite :db /tmp/ob.sqlite$(date >/tmp/ob-sqlite-vuln.log)
select 1
#+end_src
---- >8 ----
Executing of the sqlite code block causes creation of the
/tmp/ob-sqlite-vuln.log file.
The cause is usage of `org-fill-template' without `shell-quote-argument'.
From my point of view it is unsafe to open Org files from untrusted
sources in Emacs in general, so it is not a serious vulnerability. Some
users may consider shell expansion in file name as a convenient feature.
However earlier we had a quite similar issue:
lux. [PATCH] Fix ob-latex.el command injection vulnerability. Sat, 18
Feb 2023 18:08:44 +0800.
https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_7b48d6a8d4fcdc2dc8df842b069b715ec...@qq.com
that is known as CVE-2023-28617 with high enough score
"org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for
GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name
or directory name that contains shell metacharacters."
and caused updates of Emacs in various Linux distributions
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28617
As to `org-fill-template', it may be affected by an issue similar to
Maxim Nikulin. greedy substitution in org-open-file. Wed, 20 Jan 2021
23:08:35 +0700.
https://list.orgmode.org/ru9ki4$t5e$1...@ciao.gmane.io
since expansion of a %key may contain %another that might be
interpolated on next iteration. The function should perform substitution
during single scan of the passed template.
