CVE-2018-16858

libreoffice: Arbitrary python functions in arbitrary modules on the filesystem can be executed without warning

Published Mar 25, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 67.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1669-1 libreoffice security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1947-1 libreoffice security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4381-1 libreoffice security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4501-1 libreoffice security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3883-1 LibreOffice vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.92372}

epss

{'score': 0.92413}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:32 AM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2019, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 AM