CVE-2018-6871

Public Exploit

Description

LibreOffice before 5.4.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via =WEBSERVICE calls in a document, which use the COM.MICROSOFT.WEBSERVICE function.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 50.88% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory libreoffice.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44022/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3579-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/jollheef/libreoffice-remote-arbitrary-file-disclosure	third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0517	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-4-5&id=a916fc0c0e0e8b10cb4158fa0fa173fe205d434a	third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0418	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-1055/	vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4111	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6871?: CVE-2018-6871 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6871?: To fix CVE-2018-6871, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6871 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-6871 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~51% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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