wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
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Description wenxian is a tool to generate BIBTEX files from given identifiers (DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or paper title). In versions 0.3.1 and prior, a GitHub Actions workflow uses untrusted user input from issue_comment.body directly inside a shell command, allowing potential command injection and arbitrary code execution on the runner. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Title wenxian: Command Injection in GitHub Actions Workflow via `issue_comment.body`
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T15:49:27.333Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T16:22:29.034Z

Link: CVE-2026-34243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-31T16:16:33.253

Modified: 2026-03-31T16:16:33.253

Link: CVE-2026-34243

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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