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CVE-2020-12802
remote graphics contained in docx format retrieved in 'stealth mode'
Medium5.3EPSS 2.0%
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- Document Fdn.
Description
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 remote graphic links loaded from docx documents were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.4.4. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.4.4.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
The Document Foundation · LibreOffice
- affected unspecified – < 6.4.4
References (5)
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2020-12802 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-8922773bc4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1222 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231231 [SECURITY] [DLA 3703-1] libreoffice security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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