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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Openoffice | — | Upgrade Apache OpenOffice to the latest version | Sep 12, 2025 | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade apache-openofficeUpgrade apache-openoffice-devel | Nov 11, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 |
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