Check Point Advisories

LibreOffice Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2023-1183)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1763
Date Published:	30 Jun 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 30 June, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-1183
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	LibreOffice prior to 7.4.6 LibreOffice 7.5.0
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the LibreOffice. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in code execution on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the LibreOffice Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2023-1183) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: LibreOffice Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2023-1183)