Inadequate Encryption Strength in LibreOffice - CVE-2022-26306
Published: July 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65767
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26306
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibreOffice
Affected software:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to LibreOffice uses a weak initialization vector for encrypting passwords for web connections in the user’s configuration database. A local user can decrypt victim's password.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26306
Install updates from vendor's website.