CVE-2024-40761
published 2024-09-25CVE-2024-40761: 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…
PriorityP427medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCLINAN
EPSS
0.75%
50.6th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | answer | <= 1.3.5 | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_answer | <= 1.3.5 | — |
| github.com | apache_incubator-answer | >= 0 < 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
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OSV
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses in github.com/apache/incubator-answer
osv·2024-09-26
CVE-2024-40761 Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses in github.com/apache/incubator-answer
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses in github.com/apache/incubator-answer
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses in github.com/apache/incubator-answer
GHSA
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
ghsa·2024-09-25
CVE-2024-40761 [MEDIUM] CWE-326 Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
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.
OSV
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
osv·2024-09-25
CVE-2024-40761 [MEDIUM] Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2024-09-25
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