CVE-2024-40761

Sept. 26, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. Using the MD5 value of a user's email to access Gravatar is insecure and can lead to the leakage of user email. The official recommendation is to use SHA256 instead. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.0, which fixes the issue.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Apache Answer
  • ['through 1.3.5']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-326
Inadequate Encryption Strength
The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08x

Tags

security@apache.org
CWE-326
2024-09-25
CVE-2024-40761

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Sept. 25, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 26, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@apache.org

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