# CVE-2023-1183: Arbitrary file write > An attacker can craft a malicious database file to write arbitrary content to a location of their choice on the victim's system. - **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 10 Jul 2023 - **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025 - **Also known as:** CLSA-2025-1747253770, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1183, DLA-3467-1, DLA-3468-1, DSA-5436-1, DSA-5437-1, DSA-5995-1, GHSA-5f9q-hg2v-3887, MGASA-2023-0225, OESA-2026-1430, OESA-2026-1487, OESA-2026-1488, OESA-2026-1489, OESA-2026-1490, OESA-2026-1491, SUSE-SU-2023:4496-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4648-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1183, USN-8735-1 ## What is CVE-2023-1183? CVE-2023-1183 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description A flaw was found in the Libreoffice package. An attacker can craft an odb 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. Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1183? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `frozen` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 1.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `mdds-2_1` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `frozen` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `mdds-2_1` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `frozen` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.1.1-8.3.3 | | `libetonyek` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.1.10-10.11.2 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-21.3.3 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-18.3.3 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-48.47.6 | | `mdds-2_1` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.1.1-8.3.3 | | `libetonyek` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.1.10-10.11.2 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-21.3.3 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-18.3.3 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-48.47.6 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `libixion` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `frozen` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 1.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `libixion` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `mdds-2_1` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 2.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `frozen` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 1.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | | `libixion` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.14.3.2 | | `liborcus` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 0.18.1-150400.13.3.2 | | `libreoffice` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3 | | `mdds-2_1` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 2.1.1-150400.9.3.2 | Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Libreoffice Libreoffice, Redhat Enterprise Linux. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-1183? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-1183 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1183 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1183 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-1183 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1183 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1183/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1183 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1183 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1183 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1183/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.