Apache OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet can contain links to other files, in the form of "external data sources". A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause such links
to be loaded without prompt.

This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.
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First Time appeared Apache
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Vendors & Products Apache
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Apache OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet can contain links to other files, in the form of "external data sources". A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause such links to be loaded without prompt. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache OpenOffice: Remote documents loaded without prompt via "external data sources" in Calc
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-12T14:47:26.507Z

Reserved: 2025-11-02T08:38:57.625Z

Link: CVE-2025-64403

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-12T09:06:12.954Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T09:15:41.343

Modified: 2025-11-12T16:19:12.850

Link: CVE-2025-64403

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-12T22:12:55Z