CVE-2022-37400

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

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache OpenOffice
Weakness CWE-330 · Insufficient randomness
Published August 13, 2022
Last update August 3, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

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

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Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated