CVE-2018-16858

It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document. An attacker could craft a document, which when opened by LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 7.5
v3 : 9.8
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 7.8
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00059.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00059.html -
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152560/LibreOffice-Macro-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152560/LibreOffice-Macro-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_exec - Third Party Advisory () http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_exec - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2130 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2130 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16858 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16858 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28 - () https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28 -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46727/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46727/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-03-25 18:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:53


NVD link : CVE-2018-16858

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16858

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16858


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Products Affected

libreoffice

  • libreoffice
CWE
CWE-356

Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')