CVE-2025-64403
Apache OpenOffice: Remote documents loaded without prompt via "external data sources" in Calc
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Description
Apache OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet can contain links to other files, in the form of "external data sources". A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause such links to be loaded without prompt. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
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