# CVE-2010-3450: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal in OpenOffice.org documents, requiring user interaction to open malicious files.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jvg-p3q5-62mm

## What is CVE-2010-3450?

CVE-2010-3450 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 28 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in (1) an XSLT JAR filter description file, (2) an Extension (aka OXT) file, or unspecified other (3) JAR or (4) ZIP files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3450?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apache Openoffice, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3450?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice

- [CVE-2014-3524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3524/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3451/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3452/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3453/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3454/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3450 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3450 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 28 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Openoffice. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3450/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3450/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3450
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3450
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3450

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