# CVE-2022-47502: Apache OpenOffice: Macro URL arbitrary script execution

- Severity: critical (stated by apache, no CVSS score)
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-24 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.13

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xr6tl91jj2jgcq8pdbrc4d8w13s6xn80
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-47502.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/28/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/3

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