Vulnerability in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2022-37401
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 master key was poorly encoded resulting in weakening its entropy from 128 to 43 bits making the stored passwords vulnerable to a brute force attack if an attacker has access to the users stored config. This issue affects: Apache OpenOffice versions prior to 4.1.13. Reference: CVE-2022-26307 - LibreOffice
EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th 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 (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37401?
- CVE-2022-37401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Insufficient Entropy. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37401?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.