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CVE-2020-12801

5.3 · MEDIUM

If LibreOffice has an encrypted document open and crashes, that document is auto-saved encrypted.

Published May 18, 2020CWE-311EPSS 1.29%

Overview

CVE-2020-12801 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00011.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.htmlRefwww.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2020-12801Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00011.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.htmlRefwww.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2020-12801

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12801?

CVE-2020-12801 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2020-12801?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-12801?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-12801?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-12801 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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