Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-LIBREOFFICE-6115168
  • published11 Dec 2023
  • disclosed11 Dec 2023

Introduced: 11 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6186  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 libreoffice to version 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreoffice package and not the libreoffice package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning.

In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.

CVSS Scores

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