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Debian: HSQLDB Moderate Scripting Issue CVE-2023-1183 DSA-5995-1

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Calendar Grey September 10, 2025
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The latest Security Notice DSA-5995-1 from Debian highlights a vulnerability in HSQLDB that could permit the execution of harmful scripts.
Gregor Kopf of Secfault Security GmbH discovered that HSQLDB, a Java SQL database engine, allowed the execution of spurious scripting commands in .script and .log files

Summary

Gregor Kopf of Secfault Security GmbH discovered that HSQLDB, a Java SQL
database engine, allowed the execution of spurious scripting commands in
.script and .log files. Hsqldb supports a "SCRIPT" keyword which is normally
used to record the commands input by the database admin to output such a
script. In combination with LibreOffice, an attacker could craft an odb
containing a "database/script" file which itself contained a SCRIPT command
where the contents of the file could be written to a new file whose location
was determined by the attacker.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.0.10+dfsg-12.1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hsqldb1.8.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of hsqldb1.8.0 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/hsqldb1.8.0

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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Package: hsqldb1.8.0
CVE ID: CVE-2023-1183

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