CVE-2024-40761

CWE-3265 documents4 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Github.com Apache/incubator-answerApache Software Foundation Apache AnswerApache Answer
Timeline
PublishedSep 25
Latest updateSep 26

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapache/answer1.3.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses in github.com/apache/incubator-answer↗2024-09-26
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GHSA
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses↗2024-09-25
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OSV
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses↗2024-09-25
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CVEList
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses↗2024-09-25
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