CVE-2018-6871 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 22.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 22.8% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| libreoffice | libreoffice |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibreOffice < 6.0.1 - '=WEBSERVICE' Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure | 2018-02-10 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0418
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0517
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-4-5&id=a916fc0c0e0e8b10cb4158fa0fa173fe205d434a
- https://github.com/jollheef/libreoffice-remote-arbitrary-file-disclosure
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3579-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4111
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44022/
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-1055/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0418
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0517
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-4-5&id=a916fc0c0e0e8b10cb4158fa0fa173fe205d434a
- https://github.com/jollheef/libreoffice-remote-arbitrary-file-disclosure
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3579-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4111
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44022/
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-1055/
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