CVE-2023-1183: Apache OpenOffice: Arbitrary file write in Apache OpenOffice Base

2023-12-29 Thread Marcus 

Description

An attacker can craft an OBD containing a "database/script" file with a 
SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a new 
file whose location was determined by the attacker.


Severity: Moderate

There are no known exploits of this vulnerability.
A proof-of-concept demonstration exists.

Thanks to the reporter for discovering this issue.

Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected

All Apache OpenOffice versions 4.1.14 and older are affected.
OpenOffice.org versions may also be affected.

Mitigation

Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 for the latest maintenance and 
cumulative security fixes. Use the Apache OpenOffice download page.


Acknowledgments

The Apache OpenOffice Security Team would like to thank Gregor Kopf of 
Secfault Security GmbH (Germany) for discovering and reporting this 
attack vector and Fred Toussi for kindly providing a solution to this 
issue within HSQLDB.


References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1183
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2023-1183.html
https://openoffice.apache.org/

CVE-2023-1183: Apache OpenOffice: Arbitrary file write in Apache OpenOffice Base

2023-12-28 Thread Arrigo Marchiori 
Severity: Moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.15

Description:

An attacker can craft an OBD containing a "database/script" file with
a SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a
new file whose location was determined by the attacker.

There are no known exploits of this vulnerability.
A proof-of-concept demonstration exists.

Thanks to the reporter for discovering this issue.

Credit:

The Apache OpenOffice Security Team would like to thank Gregor Kopf of Secfault 
Security GmbH (Germany) for discovering and reporting this attack vector and 
Fred Toussi for kindly providing a solution to this issue within HSQLDB.

References:
https://openoffice.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1183
-- 
Arrigo