CVE-2020-12803

XForms submissions could overwrite local files

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2020 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraLeapLibreoffice

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

ODF documents can contain forms to be filled out by the user. Similar to HTML forms, the contained form data can be submitted to a URI, for example, to an external web server. To create submittable forms, ODF implements the XForms W3C standard, which allows data to be submitted without the need for macros or other active scripting Prior to version 6.4.4 LibreOffice allowed forms to be submitted to any URI, including file: URIs, enabling form submissions to overwrite local files. User-interaction is required to submit the form, but to avoid the possibility of malicious documents engineered to maximize the possibility of inadvertent user submission this feature has now been limited to http[s] URIs, removing the possibility to overwrite local files. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.4.4.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.4.4
Affected range stops below 6.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 6.4.4
Affected range stops below 6.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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