CVE-2022-26307 Weak Master Keys
Weak master key entropy in LibreOffice allows attackers with config access to brute-force stored web connection passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-26307?
CVE-2022-26307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LibreOffice 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 LibreOffice existed where master key was poorly encoded resulting in weakening its entropy from 128 to 43 bits making the stored passwords vulerable to a brute force attack if an attacker has access to the users stored config. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.2 versions prior to 7.2.7; 7.3 versions prior to 7.3.3.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26307?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26307?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-26307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26307, GHSA-7p78-g262-f9rp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26307.