https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157588
Bug ID: 157588
Summary: Misleading dialog label in Macro Security
Product: LibreOffice
Version: Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Blocks: 102187
Created attachment 189994
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=189994&action=edit
Macro Security dialog
The default Macro Security level setting is High and its description is saying:
Only signed macros from trusted sources are allowed to run.
Unsigned macros are disabled.
Its accessible description is:
Trusted sources can be set on the Trusted Sources tab page. Only signed macros
from a trusted source are allowed to run. In addition, any macro from a trusted
file location is allowed to run.
When examining the source code:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/tree/sfx2/source/doc/docmacromode.cxx#n112
(here the High level of UI equals case 2:
MacroExecMode::FROM_LIST_AND_SIGNED_WARN )
and compare to API documentation:
https://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/namespacecom_1_1sun_1_1star_1_1document_1_1MacroExecMode.html#a9e462e84a6c5dc09a3cc57f90b51c548
"Execute only macros from secure list or macros that are signed by trusted
certificates.
If the macro is neither in secure list nor signed it will not be executed.
If the macro is signed with unknown certificate a warning will appear. The
macro either will not be executed or if the warning allows conformation, it
will be executed after user agrees."
It can be seen that the short description is incorrect: it should mention that
macros from Trusted Sources OR signed macros will be executed.
Proposal is to change the short text to:
"Only signed macros and macros from trusted file sources are executed"
and the accessible descriptions second sentence should be changed to:
"Only signed macros are allowed to run."
Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 0c4913e03e8427a576138601958f2dbf13b8c37b
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102187
[Bug 102187] [META] Options dialog bugs and enhancements
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