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

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37401
• https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37401.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/13/2