Apache OpenOffice: Macro URL arbitrary script execution

Description

Apache OpenOffice documents can contain links that call internal macros with arbitrary arguments. Several URI Schemes are defined for this purpose. Links can be activated by clicks, or by automatic document events. The execution of such links must be subject to user approval. In the affected versions of OpenOffice, approval for certain links is not requested; when activated, such links could therefore result in arbitrary script execution. This is a corner case of CVE-2022-47502.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

• CWE-20 Improper Input Validation (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
• CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-88 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation · Apache OpenOffice

  • affected ≤ 4.1.14

References (3)

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/ygp59swfcy6g46jf8v9s6qpwmxn8fsvb (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2023-47804.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/3 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2023-47804](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2023-47804.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2023-47804)

Record last updated 13 Feb 2025, 17:18 UTC.