CVE-2022-38745

Apache OpenOffice: Empty entry in Java class path

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Mar 24, 2023
Updated: Feb 13, 2025
Reserved: Aug 25, 2022

Description

Apache OpenOffice versions before 4.1.14 may be configured to add an empty entry to the Java class path. This may lead to run arbitrary Java code from the current directory.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-1188 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache OpenOfficeApache Software Foundation	before 4.1.14Affected

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3noq7m681kvtb29m28x74q8cnwnzzo0vendor-advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-38745.html

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