CVE-2019-9850 | Insufficient url validation allowing LibreLogo script execution

LibreOffice is typically bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can execute arbitrary python commands contained with the document it is launched from. LibreOffice also has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document script events such as mouse-over, etc. Protection was added, to address CVE-2019-9848, to block calling LibreLogo from script event handers. However an insufficient url validation vulnerability in LibreOffice allowed malicious to bypass that protection and again trigger calling LibreLogo from script event handlers. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.6.

Published: 2019-08-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-9850 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9850

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-30 2.91% 2.23% -0.68%
2 2025-12-28 2.19% 2.91% +0.72%
3 2025-12-27 — 2.19% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9850

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-9850

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-9850

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2019-9850: 1 source package rows (libreoffice); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-9850
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-9850 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libreoffice), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9850
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9850
suse medium CVE-2019-9850 severity moderate: SUSE including 984 source package names (libreoffice-6.2.6.2-3.21.1, libreoffice-6.2.6.2-lp150.2.16.1, …), 1181 product×package rows across 22 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 SP2, … (22 product lines)): Fixed 1181. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9850/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-9850 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libreoffice), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9850

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9850

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 29 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libreoffice libreoffice < 6.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9850

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00067.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMEGUWMWORC3DOVEHVXLFT3A5RSCMLBH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVSDPZJG3UA43X3JXRHJAWXLDZEW77LM/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4102-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4501 Third Party Advisory
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9850 Vendor Advisory
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