OpenOffice HSQLDB Document Handling Java Code Injection

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4308

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a script injection attack.

Description

The remote host is running a version of OpenOffice.org that is affected by a remote code execution flaw. The root of the flaw appears to be the HSQLDB database engine. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to convince a user to open a file that was handled by the OpenOffice HSQLDB database engine. Successful exploitation would result in the attacker executing arbitrary Java code on the remote system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.1 (2.3 build 9238) or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 4308

Family: Generic

Published: 12/5/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openoffice:openoffice

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4575

BID: 26703

Detections

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