Information disclosure in Libreoffice
CVE-2020-12802
LibreOffice has a 'stealth mode' in which only documents from locations deemed 'trusted' are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable LibreOffice's ability to include remote resources within a document. A flaw existed where remote graphic links loaded from docx documents were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.4.4. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.4.4.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libreoffice
- The Document Foundation Libreoffice — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2020-12802 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00058.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12802?
- CVE-2020-12802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12802?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.