CVE-2025-12120

{"id": "CVE-2025-12120", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.3, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3}]}, "published": "2025-11-20T17:15:48.640", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/pull/2164", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch"], "source": "cret@cert.org"}, {"url": "https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579478", "tags": ["Exploit", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "cret@cert.org"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-94"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Lite XL versions 2.1.8 and prior automatically execute the .lite_project.lua file when opening a project directory, without prompting the user for confirmation. The .lite_project.lua file is intended for project-specific configuration but can contain executable Lua logic. This behavior could allow execution of untrusted Lua code if a user opens a malicious project, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the Lite XL process."}], "lastModified": "2025-12-10T17:47:55.230", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:lite-xl:lite_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "9F99F77B-6033-461A-95F8-0C1BEB732101", "versionEndIncluding": "2.1.8"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cret@cert.org"}