Command Injection in LibreOffice - CVE-2022-3140
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68115
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3140
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibreOffice
Affected software:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing arguments for the "vnd.libreoffice.command'" URI scheme. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute internal macros with arbitrary arguments.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3140
Install updates from vendor's website.