Information disclosure in LibreOffice - CVE-2024-12426
Published: January 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102417
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12426
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibreOffice
Affected software:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application allows to dynamically create links to external websites using information from environmental variables or INI file values. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted documents and then clicking on the link in that document to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-12426
Install updates from vendor's website.