# CVE-2022-3140: Macro URL arbitrary script execution

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via crafted LibreOffice command URIs, requiring users to click links or trigger document events.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3140, DSA-5252-1, GHSA-6ggr-6xf8-p64w, MGASA-2022-0400, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3140

## What is CVE-2022-3140?

CVE-2022-3140 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Oct 2022. 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

LibreOffice supports Office URI Schemes to enable browser integration of LibreOffice with MS SharePoint server. An additional scheme 'vnd.libreoffice.command' specific to LibreOffice was added. In the affected versions of LibreOffice links using that scheme could be constructed to call internal macros with arbitrary arguments. Which when clicked on, or activated by document events, could result in arbitrary script execution without warning. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.4 versions prior to 7.4.1; 7.3 versions prior to 7.3.6.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3140?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libreoffice Libreoffice.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3140?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-3140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3140 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Oct 2022. 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-2022-3140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2022-3140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3140

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3140/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.