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Fencer Vulns
high 8.3

CVE-2023-6186 json

Link targets allow arbitrary script execution

published 2023-12-11 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58435

cvss
8.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning.

In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.

Patch / fix

  • The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.5.9, 7.6.4
  • libreoffice Debian 12 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1
  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13 4:7.6.4~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6186

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9
  • libreoffice Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6186

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libreoffice RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-af RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-cs RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-da RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-de RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
  • autocorr-el RHEL 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:3835RHSA-2024:1512RHSA-2024:1513RHSA-2024:1514RHSA-2024:1480RHSA-2024:1473

  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 7.6.2.1-48.51.4
  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 +3 more 7.6.2.1-150400.17.20.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:4984-1SUSE-SU-2023:4932-1

  • libreoffice AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-af AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-bg AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-ca AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-cs AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-da AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-de AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1
  • autocorr-el AlmaLinux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:3835ALSA-2024:1514ALSA-2024:1427

  • libreoffice Rocky Linux 9 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_3
  • libreoffice Rocky Linux 8 1:6.4.7.2-16.el8_9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:3835RLSA-2024:1427RLSA-2024:1514

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-6186 updated cvss 8.3

libreoffice: Insufficient macro permission validation leading to macro execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +60 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +105 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libreoffice-sdk 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1514
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libreoffice-sdk 7.1.8.1-12.el9_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1427
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) libreoffice-sdk 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1473
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) libreoffice-sdk 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1513
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0) libreoffice-sdk 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1423
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) libreoffice-sdk 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1425
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_9, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1514
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) autocorr-af 7.1.8.1-12.el9_3, autocorr-af 7.1.8.1-12.el9_4, autocorr-bg 7.1.8.1-12.el9_3, autocorr-bg 7.1.8.1-12.el9_4, autocorr-ca 7.1.8.1-12.el9_3, autocorr-ca 7.1.8.1-12.el9_4, +206 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1427
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) autocorr-af 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-bg 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-ca 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-cs 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-da 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-de 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, +96 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1480
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) autocorr-af 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-bg 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-ca 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-cs 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-da 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-de 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, +96 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1480
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_6, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_8, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) autocorr-af 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, autocorr-bg 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, autocorr-ca 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, autocorr-cs 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, autocorr-da 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, autocorr-de 7.1.8.1-12.el9_0, +100 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1423
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) autocorr-af 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, autocorr-bg 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, autocorr-ca 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, autocorr-cs 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, autocorr-da 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, autocorr-de 7.1.8.1-12.el9_2, +100 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1425
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) autocorr-af 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-bg 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-ca 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-cs 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-da 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, autocorr-de 6.0.6.1-21.el8_2, +96 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-16.el8_4, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1480
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libreoffice-sdk 7.1.8.1-12.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3835
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +98 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +101 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • The Document Foundation LibreOffice

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.