CVE-2023-49788: Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-49788?

richdocumentscode: upgrade to 23.5.602. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2023-49788 being exploited?

CVE-2023-49788 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2023-49788 affect?

CVE-2023-49788 affects richdocumentscode. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. Unlike a standalone dedicated Collabora Online server, the Built-in CODE Server (richdocumentscode) is run without chroot sandboxing. Vulnerable versio

Q: How urgent is CVE-2023-49788?

Priority 41/100. High severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

HIGH 7.2REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2023-49788 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) affecting richdocumentscode. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. Unlike a standalone dedicated Collabora Online server, the Built-in CODE Server (richdocumentscode) is run without chroot sandboxing. Vulnerable versions of the richdocumentscode app can be susceptible to attack via modified client->server commands to overwrite files outside the sub directory the server has provided for the transient session. Files which can

Why this priority

High severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.2 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22, CWE-501
Published	2023-12-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: collaboraoffice

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-12-08 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:36 UTCUpdated Record last modified

collaboraoffice richdocumentscode UPGRADE

Affected: < 23.5.602

Fixed in: 23.5.602

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy richdocumentscode || rpm -q richdocumentscode || richdocumentscode --version

2. UPGRADE to 23.5.602 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade richdocumentscode

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade richdocumentscode

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-49788?

richdocumentscode: upgrade to 23.5.602. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-49788 being exploited?

CVE-2023-49788 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-49788 affect?

CVE-2023-49788 affects richdocumentscode. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. Unlike a standalone dedicated Collabora Online server, the Built-in CODE Server (richdocumentscode) is run without chroot sandboxing. Vulnerable versio

How urgent is CVE-2023-49788?

Priority 41/100. High severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

LibreOffice vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-49782 HIGH 7.1 UPGRADE Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology

References

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