7.5High
CVE-2025-64405Apache OpenOffice: Remote documents loaded without prompt via DDE function
Description
Apache OpenOffice documents can contain links. A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause external links to be loaded without prompt. In the affected versions of Apache OpenOffice, Calc spreadsheet containing DDE links to external files would load the contents of those files without prompting the user for permission to do so. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-862
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache OpenOffice | ≤ 4.1.15 | |
| apache | openoffice | < 4.1.16 |
References and patches
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2025-64405.html vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/0jjftxkcc4l9kt7jjn630hfrh2ygfcbk vendor-advisoryMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/11/8 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.1.16