CVE-2016-6803 Path traversal in Apache OpenOffice
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges via unquoted search paths in the installer, requiring prior system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6803?
CVE-2016-6803 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 13 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6803?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Openoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6803?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-6803 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6803 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhvh-h729-jjrv.