vulnerability

Apache OpenOffice: CVE-2020-13958: Unrestricted actions leads to arbitrary code execution in crafted documents

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 17, 2020
Added
Sep 12, 2025
Modified
Sep 12, 2025

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.

Solution

apache-openoffice-upgrade-latest
Title
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