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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-37401

CVE-2022-37401

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

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  • Apache/Openoffice3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.1.13
    • (no CPE)range: <4.1.13
    • (no CPE)range: Apache OpenOffice 4

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