Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2022 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2022-37400Apache OpenOffice Static Initialization Vector Allows to Recover Passwords for Web Connections Without Knowing the Master Password

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity weak randomness in Apache OpenOffice from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 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

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache OpenOffice	Apache OpenOffice 4 – before 4.1.13

Weakness: CWE-330

References

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