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CVE-2019-9852 — LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros can be executed on various script events such as mouse-over, document-open etc. Access is intended to be restricted to scripts under the share/Scripts/python, user/Scripts/python sub-directories of th

CVSS
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EPSS
0.11% (top 71.20%)
CWE
CWE-116
Published
2019-08-15T21:40:18.556Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T03:42:47.414Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros can be executed on various script events such as mouse-over, document-open etc. Access is intended to be restricted to scripts under the share/Scripts/python, user/Scripts/python sub-directories of the LibreOffice install. Protection was added, to address CVE-2018-16858, to avoid a directory traversal attack where…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Document FoundationLibreOfficeunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2018-16858
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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