CVE-2023-6185 Improper input validation enabling arbitrary Gstreamer pipeline injection
High 8.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6185 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-6185 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 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-2023-6185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2023-6185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6185/index.md)
An attacker can execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins by exploiting improper input validation in LibreOffice's video handling.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-6185?
CVE-2023-6185 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 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
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in GStreamer integration of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins.
In affected versions the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to GStreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6185?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
autocorr-af Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-bg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ca Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-cs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-da Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-de Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-en Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-es Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-fa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-fi Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-fr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ga Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-hr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-hu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-is Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-it Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ja Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ko Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-lb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-lt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-mn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-nl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-pl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-pt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ro Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-ru Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-sk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-sl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-sr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-sv Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-tr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-vi Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
autocorr-zh Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-base Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-bsh Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-calc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-core Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-data Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
libreoffice-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 1:5.3.6.1-26.el7_9 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6185?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2023-6185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2025-1744927038, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6185, GHSA-58qf-gq3r-xwgx, RHSA-2024:3304, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6185.