CVE-2022-47502

Arbitrary script execution via unapproved macro URLs

Published Mar 24, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Improper validation in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.13 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts through crafted macro URLs. The document-link handler activates certain internal macro URI schemes with attacker-supplied arguments without requesting required approval. A user must open a malicious document and activate its link, although automatic document events can trigger the link without a click.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper validation in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.13 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts through crafted macro URLs. The document-link handler activates certain internal macro URI schemes with attacker-supplied arguments without requesting required approval. A user must open a malicious document and activate its link, although automatic document events can trigger the link without a click.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-47502
Published
Mar 24, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache OpenOffice
Classifications
CWE-88, CWE-20, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=4.1.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache OpenOfficeversion=0 <=4.1.13

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1204.002Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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