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CVE-2020-12801

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 1.26%

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CVE-2020-12801 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. If LibreOffice has an encrypted document open and crashes, that document is auto-saved encrypted. On restart, LibreOffice offers to restore the document and prompts for the password to decrypt it. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

If LibreOffice has an encrypted document open and crashes, that document is auto-saved encrypted. On restart, LibreOffice offers to restore the document and prompts for the password to decrypt it. If the recovery is successful, and if the file format of the recovered document was not LibreOffice's default ODF file format, then affected versions of LibreOffice default that subsequent saves of the document are unencrypted. This may lead to a user accidentally saving a MSOffice file format document unencrypted while believing it to be encrypted. This issue affects: LibreOffice 6-3 series versions prior to 6.3.6; 6-4 series versions prior to 6.4.3.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability
1.26%

65.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LibreofficeLibreoffice>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.6
LibreofficeLibreoffice>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.3
OpensuseLeap15.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-12801?
If LibreOffice has an encrypted document open and crashes, that document is auto-saved encrypted. On restart, LibreOffice offers to restore the document and prompts for the password to decrypt it. If the recovery is successful, and if the file format of the recovered document was not LibreOffice's default ODF file format, then affected versions of LibreOffice default that subsequent saves of the document are unencrypted. This may lead to a user accidentally saving a MSOffice file format document unencrypted while believing it to be encrypted. This issue affects: LibreOffice 6-3 series versions prior to 6.3.6; 6-4 series versions prior to 6.4.3.
How severe is CVE-2020-12801?
CVE-2020-12801 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12801?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST