CVE-2024-6472 Ability to trust not validated macro signatures removed in high security mode
Attackers can bypass macro signature validation in LibreOffice, potentially executing malicious code if users ignore warnings.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-6472?
CVE-2024-6472 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice Libreoffice, published on 5 Aug 2024. 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
Certificate Validation user interface in LibreOffice allows potential vulnerability.
Signed macros are scripts that have been digitally signed by the developer using a cryptographic signature. When a document with a signed macro is opened a warning is displayed by LibreOffice before the macro is executed.
Previously if verification failed the user could fail to understand the failure and choose to enable the macros anyway.
This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.2 before 24.2.5.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6472?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
autocorr-af AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-bg AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ca AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-cs AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-da AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-de AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-en AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-es AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-fa AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-fi AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-fr AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ga AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-hr AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-hu AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-is AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-it AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ja AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ko AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-lb AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-lt AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-mn AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-nl AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-pl AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-pt AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ro AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-ru AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-sk AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-sl AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-sr AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-sv AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-tr AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-vi AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
autocorr-zh AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-base AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-calc AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-core AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-data AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-draw AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
libreoffice-emailmerge AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1:6.4.7.2-18.el8_10.alma.1 |
Products include Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6472?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-6472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libreoffice Libreoffice
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2024:5583, ALSA-2024:5598, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6472, DSA-5737-1, GHSA-w6mm-86qp-2r3q, MGASA-2024-0320 and 11 more.