CVE-2024-7788 Signatures in "repair mode" should not be trusted
Attackers can forge digital signatures in LibreOffice repair mode, bypassing integrity checks and potentially misleading users about document authenticity.
- 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-2024-7788?
CVE-2024-7788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice Libreoffice, published on 17 Sep 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
Improper Digital Signature Invalidation vulnerability in Zip Repair Mode of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows Signature forgery vulnerability in LibreOfficeThis issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.2 before < 24.2.5.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7788?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7788?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-7788 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7788 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libreoffice Libreoffice
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-7788, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7788, DLA-3915-1, DSA-5772-1, GHSA-62pp-53wf-pprq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7788 and 1 more.