Vulnerability in Libreoffice
CVE-2024-6472
Certificate Validation user interface in LibreOffice allows potential vulnerability. Signed macros are scripts that have been digitally signed by the developer using a cryptographic signature. When a document with a signed macro is opened a warning is displayed by LibreOffice before the macro is executed. Previously if verification failed the user could fail to understand the failure and choose to enable the macros anyway. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.2 before 24.2.5.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
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: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libreoffice
- The Document Foundation Libreoffice — versions 24.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2024-6472 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6472?
- CVE-2024-6472 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6472?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.