MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-9849

Libreoffice vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
LibreOffice has a 'stealth mode' in which only documents from locations deemed 'trusted' are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable LibreOffice's ability to include remote resources within a document. A flaw existed where bullet graphics were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.2.5. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.
Affected vendor
Libreoffice
Affected product
Libreoffice
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
2019-07-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Libreoffice Libreoffice is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-9849.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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