Vulnerability in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2020-13958
A vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice scripting events allows an attacker to construct documents containing hyperlinks pointing to an executable on the target users file system. These hyperlinks can be triggered unconditionally. In fixed versions no internal protocol may be called from the document event handler and other hyperlinks require a control-click.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice
- Apache Openoffice — versions Apache OpenOffice 4.0 to 4.1.7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6b2f48cf6c4aad4ebd13f90033162276b0ccae63bea2d3d89… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13958?
- CVE-2020-13958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13958?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13958 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.