CVE-2023-6186 (GCVE-0-2023-6186)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-11 11:56 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:26
VLAI
Title
Link targets allow arbitrary script execution
Summary
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.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The Document Foundation LibreOffice Affected: 7.5 , < 7.5.9 (7.5 series)
Affected: 7.6 , < 7.6.4 (7.6 series)
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Date Public
2023-12-11 00:00
Credits
Thanks to Reginaldo Silva of ubercomp.com for finding and reporting this issue
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