Vulnerability in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2022-37400
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
EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice
- Apache Software Foundation Openoffice — versions Apache OpenOffice 4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (Product, Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37400?
- CVE-2022-37400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37400?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.