Vulnerability in [Unknown] Libreoffice
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…
EPSS: 0.923 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- [Unknown] Libreoffice — versions 6.0.7, 6.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152560/LibreOffice-Macro-Code-Execution.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_exec (x_refsource_MISC)
- 46727 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- RHSA-2019:2130 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 20190815 [SECURITY] [DSA 4501-1] libreoffice security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1929 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16858?
- CVE-2018-16858 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Libreoffice, classified under CWE-356. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16858?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16858 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.