Document Foundation LibreOffice up to 7.4.5/7.5.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Document Foundation LibreOffice up to 7.4.5/7.5.0. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-1183. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Document Foundation LibreOffice up to 7.4.5/7.5.0 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/19/2023. The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1183 since 03/06/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264501 (Debian dsa-5995 : libhsqldb1.8.0-java - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.4.6 or 7.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (264501). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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CNA Base Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 264501
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5995 : libhsqldb1.8.0-java - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibreOffice 7.4.6/7.5.1

Timelineinfo

03/06/2023 🔍
06/19/2023 +104 days 🔍
06/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2026 +961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231944
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2023 15:27
Updated: 02/04/2026 15:03
Changes: 06/19/2023 15:27 (40), 06/21/2023 13:07 (1), 07/15/2023 15:06 (1), 07/15/2023 15:11 (12), 09/11/2025 17:53 (17), 02/04/2026 14:59 (2), 02/04/2026 15:02 (4), 02/04/2026 15:03 (2)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
3 years ago
Good afternoon,
Why didi You use cpe "document_foundation:libreoffice:7.4.6" instead of official cpe "libreoffice:libreoffice" given by NVD Nist ?

In the past You used cpe "libreoffice:libreoffice" for CVE-2023-0950.

Best Regards,
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team3 years ago
Thank you, we have just aligned the CPE.

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