CVE-2023-6185 HIGH

CVE-2023-6185: Improper input validation enabling arbitrary Gstreamer pipeline injection

Vendor The Document Foundation
Product LibreOffice
Published December 11, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.3/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 11, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated