CVE-2020-12803 | XForms submissions could overwrite local files

ODF documents can contain forms to be filled out by the user. Similar to HTML forms, the contained form data can be submitted to a URI, for example, to an external web server. To create submittable forms, ODF implements the XForms W3C standard, which allows data to be submitted without the need for macros or other active scripting Prior to version 6.4.4 LibreOffice allowed forms to be submitted to any URI, including file: URIs, enabling form submissions to overwrite local files. User-interaction is required to submit the form, but to avoid the possibility of malicious documents engineered to maximize the possibility of inadvertent user submission this feature has now been limited to http[s] URIs, removing the possibility to overwrite local files. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.4.4.

Published: 2020-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-12803 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.72%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-12803

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 2026-06-15 0.46% 1.72% +1.26%
2 2026-03-16 0.55% 0.46% -0.09%
3 2026-03-02 0.55%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-12803

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-12803

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-12803

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2020-12803: 1 source package rows (libreoffice); 15 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 8. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-12803
debian low CVE-2020-12803 low 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-2020-12803
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12803
suse medium CVE-2020-12803 severity moderate: SUSE including 848 source package names (libreoffice-6.4.5.2-13.3.1, libreoffice-6.4.5.2-43.68.1, …), 938 product×package rows across 11 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5, … (11 product lines)): Fixed 938. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12803/
ubuntu low CVE-2020-12803 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libreoffice), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9, ignored 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12803

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-12803

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libreoffice libreoffice < 6.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-12803

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