8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-6186
LibreOffice Stored Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6186 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libreoffice libreoffice

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6186 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574
    Added Reference https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Document Foundation, The https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186 No Types Assigned https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-281
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.5.0 up to (excluding) 7.5.9 *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.6.0 up to (excluding) 7.6.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Document Foundation, The https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Document Foundation, The https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference Document Foundation, The https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Document Foundation, The AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.21%

score

0.68012

percentile

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