What is CVE-2022-38745?

CVE-2022-38745 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-38745?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38745 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Apache Openoffice

CVE-2022-38745

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Openoffice
Apache Software Foundation Openoffice — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38745?: CVE-2022-38745 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-38745?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38745 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.