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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2024-29073 json

Anki Latex Incomplete Blocklist Vulnerability

published 2024-07-22 2 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-x3r6-ccvq-cf5v , PYSEC-2026-1118 , EUVD-2024-2446

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.8%
EPSS 11.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An vulnerability in the handling of Latex exists in Ankitects Anki 24.04. When Latex is sanitized to prevent unsafe commands, the verbatim package, which comes installed by default in many Latex distributions, has been overlooked. A specially crafted flashcard can lead to an arbitrary file read. An attacker can share a flashcard to trigger this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • pypi anki 24.6

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

11.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1992 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi anki
<24.6
24.6

Affected products

  • Ankitects Anki

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References

Sources

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