Vulnerability identifier: #VU74032
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
OpenOffice
Client/Desktop applications /
Office applications
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when executing internal macro with arbitrary arguments. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, bypass the user approval for opening the links from the document and execute arbitrary script on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenOffice: 4.0.0 - 4.1.13
CPE
External links
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-47502.html
http://lists.apache.org/thread/xr6tl91jj2jgcq8pdbrc4d8w13s6xn80
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?