CVE-2022-37400 - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Severity

88%

Complexity

27%

Confidentiality

98%

Apache OpenOffice supports the storage of passwords for web connections in the user's configuration database. The stored passwords are encrypted with a single master key provided by the user. A flaw in OpenOffice existed where the required initialization vector for encryption was always the same which weakens the security of the encryption making them vulnerable if an attacker has access to the user's configuration data. This issue affects: Apache OpenOffice versions prior to 4.1.13. Reference: CVE-2022-26306 - LibreOffice

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Overview

First reported 2 years ago

2022-08-15 11:21:00

Last updated 2 years ago

2022-08-16 17:06:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation OpenOffice

References

[oss-security] 20220812 CVE-2022-37400: Apache OpenOffice Static Initialization Vector Allows to Recover Passwords for Web Connections Without Knowing the Master Password

https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37400.html

[oss-security] 20220812 CVE-2022-37400: Apache OpenOffice Static Initialization Vector Allows to Recover Passwords for Web Connections Without Knowing the Master Password

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37400.html

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