Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2018-16858 — Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions in Foundation Libreoffice

CWE-356 — Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe ActionsCWE-22 — Path TraversalCWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output23 documents12 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
NVD7.8CNA7.8OSV7.8
EPSS
92.3%
top 0.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
7
Document Foundation LibreofficeLibreofficeDebian Libreoffice+4 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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 LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5document_foundation/libreoffice6.2 — 6.2.7+2
▶debiandebian/libreoffice< libreoffice 1:6.1.3-1 (bookworm)+1
▶NVDlibreoffice/libreoffice6.1.0 — 6.1.3+2
▶Debianlibreoffice/libreoffice< 1:6.3.0-1+7
▶Ubuntulibreoffice/libreoffice< 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, 9.0, Fedora 29, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 19.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

7
GHSA
GHSA-vgrf-j225-8963: LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros can be executed on various script events such as mouse-over, document-↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
GHSA-v39m-j232-p3qr: It was found that libreoffice before versions 6↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2019-9852: LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros can be executed on various script events such as mouse-over, document-↗2019-08-15
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CVEList
Insufficient URL encoding flaw in allowed script location check↗2019-08-15
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CVEList
CVE-2018-16858: It was found that libreoffice before versions 6↗2019-03-25
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💥Exploits & PoCs

3
Exploit-DB
LibreOffice < 6.2.6 Macro - Python Code Execution (Metasploit)↗2019-08-21
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Exploit-DB
LibreOffice < 6.0.7 / 6.1.3 - Macro Code Execution (Metasploit)↗2019-04-18
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Metasploit
LibreOffice Macro Code Execution↗
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🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT LibreOffice pydoc RCE Inbound (CVE-2018-16858)↗2021-07-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Red Hat
libreoffice: Insufficient URL encoding flaw in allowed script location check↗2019-08-15
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Ubuntu
LibreOffice vulnerabilities↗2019-02-06
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Red Hat
libreoffice: Arbitrary python functions in arbitrary modules on the filesystem can be executed without warning↗2019-02-01
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Debian
CVE-2019-9852: libreoffice - LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed macros ...↗2019
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Debian
CVE-2018-16858: libreoffice - It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to ...↗2018
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Tenable
LibreOffice Vulnerable to Code Execution in URL Mouseover Preview Feature↗2019-02-01
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Tenable
LibreOffice Vulnerable to Code Execution in URL Mouseover Preview Feature↗2019-02-01
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9852 libreoffice: Insufficient URL encoding flaw in allowed script location check↗2019-08-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16858 libreoffice: Arbitrary python functions in arbitrary modules on the filesystem can be executed without warning [fedora-all]↗2019-02-03
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16858 libreoffice: Arbitrary python functions in arbitrary modules on the filesystem can be executed without warning↗2018-11-14
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