High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-37400
CVE-2022-37400
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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Affected products
3<4.1.13+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <4.1.13
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.1.13
- (no CPE)range: Apache OpenOffice 4
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References
2- www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37400.htmlnvdPatchProduct
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/13/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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