Access Restriction Bypass Affecting openoffice package, versions [,4.1.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.47% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENOFFICE-2382225
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Apr 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-30245  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-610  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openoffice to version 4.1.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. The project received a report that all versions of Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.8 can open non-http(s) hyperlinks. The problem has existed since about 2006 and the issue is also in 4.1.9. If the link is specifically crafted this could lead to untrusted code execution. It is always best practice to be careful opening documents from unknown and unverified sources. The mitigation in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.10 (unreleased) assures that a security warning is displayed giving the user the option of continuing to open the hyperlink.

CVSS Scores

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