CVE-2024-12426

URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables

Published Jan 7, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.




URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.


This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4020-1 libreoffice security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5846-1 libreoffice security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6512-1 libreoffice security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-50847 Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7228-1 LibreOffice vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Libreoffice
Libreoffice libreoffice
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Libreoffice
Libreoffice libreoffice
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.
Title URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Document Fdn.
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 8:36 PM
Reserved
Dec 10, 2024, 4:37 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 7, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 7, 2025, 12:22 PM