Code Injection in LibreOffice - CVE-2019-9848

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19223

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-9848

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Affected software:
LibreOffice
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Opensuse
Fedora
libreoffice (Debian package)
libreoffice (Red Hat package)
libreoffice (Alpine package)
libreoffice

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in LibreLogo component, bundled with LibreOffice application. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary python code on the target system without displaying any warnings.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2019-9848/