Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2020 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2020-13958
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Apache OpenOffice. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice scripting events allows an attacker to construct documents containing hyperlinks pointing to an executable on the target users file system. These hyperlinks can be triggered unconditionally. In fixed versions no internal protocol may be called from the document event handler and other hyperlinks require a control-click.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Apache OpenOffice | Apache OpenOffice 4.0 to 4.1.7 |