CVE-2020-12803

XForms submissions could overwrite local files

Published Jun 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
ODF documents can contain forms to be filled out by the user. Similar to HTML forms, the contained form data can be submitted to a URI, for example, to an external web server. To create submittable forms, ODF implements the XForms W3C standard, which allows data to be submitted without the need for macros or other active scripting Prior to version 6.4.4 LibreOffice allowed forms to be submitted to any URI, including file: URIs, enabling form submissions to overwrite local files. User-interaction is required to submit the form, but to avoid the possibility of malicious documents engineered to maximize the possibility of inadvertent user submission this feature has now been limited to http[s] URIs, removing the possibility to overwrite local files. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.4.4.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3703-1 libreoffice security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5694-1 LibreOffice vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Document Fdn.
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:25 PM
Reserved
May 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 8, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 8, 2020, 12:00 AM