#VU84850 Input validation error in OpenOffice - CVE-2023-47804
Published: December 28, 2023 / Updated: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84850
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-47804
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenOffice
OpenOffice
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.