What is CVE-2020-13451?

CVE-2020-13451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thecodingmachine Gotenberg, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-13451?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-13451 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Thecodingmachine Gotenberg

CVE-2020-13451

An incomplete-cleanup vulnerability in the Office rendering engine of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to overwrite LibreOffice configuration files and execute arbitrary code via macros.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thecodingmachine Gotenberg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-459 — Incomplete Cleanup

Public proof-of-concept exploits

br0xpl/gotenberg_

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13451?: CVE-2020-13451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thecodingmachine Gotenberg, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-13451?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13451 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.