CVE-2025-64404
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Publication date: 2025-11-12
Last updated on: 2025-11-13
Assigner: Apache Software Foundation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| apache | openoffice | to 4.1.16 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allows an attacker to create a document with external links that load linked files automatically without asking the user for permission. Specifically, documents using background fill images or bullet images linked to external files will load those files silently, due to a missing authorization check.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized loading of external content when opening a crafted document, potentially exposing users to privacy risks, data leakage, or malicious content without their knowledge or consent.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Upgrade Apache OpenOffice to version 4.1.16 or later, as this version fixes the missing Authorization vulnerability that allows external links in documents to be loaded without user prompt.