Arbitrary file write via HSQLDB SCRIPT path
Published Jul 10, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Improper input validation in LibreOffice before 7.4.6 and LibreOffice 7.5.0 allows attackers to write files via crafted ODB files. The embedded HSQLDB handler executes the ODB database/script entry, accepts a path-traversing SCRIPT filename, and saves the current database script at that attacker-chosen path. A user must open the document and establish a database connection; the write is limited to locations writable by the LibreOffice process.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in LibreOffice before 7.4.6 and LibreOffice 7.5.0 allows attackers to write files via crafted ODB files. The embedded HSQLDB handler executes the ODB database/script entry, accepts a path-traversing SCRIPT filename, and saves the current database script at that attacker-chosen path. A user must open the document and establish a database connection; the write is limited to locations writable by the LibreOffice process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-1183
- Published
- Jul 10, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Classifications
- CWE-22, CWE-20, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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