High severity · published Aug 15, 2022
CVE-2022-37401
Apache OpenOffice supports the storage of passwords for web connections in the user's configuration database
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openoffice · Apache
before 4.1.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37401
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37401
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/13/2
Mitigation
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37401.html
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