LibreOffice <24.8.4: Env Var & INI Val Exposure via URL Expansion
CVE-2024-12426 Published on January 7, 2025
URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables
Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.
URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.
This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2024-12426 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-12426
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Affected Versions
The Document Foundation LibreOffice:- Version 24.8 and below < 24.8.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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