#VU17362 Path traversal in LibreOffice - CVE-2018-16858
Published: February 4, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17362
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16858
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Software vendor:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Office file, conduct path traversal attack and execute a python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location
Remediation
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 6.0.7, 6.1.3.