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CVE-2024-40761
September 25, 2024
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 Packages
github.com/apache/incubator-answer (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20231101070104-bf556fb73dc8 <v1.4.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4.0
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
Related Resources (16)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/7
https://github.com/apache/incubator-answer/commit/c3a17046c6c3be1cec16ba49d07d9f7742b7260f
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48cr-j2cx-mcr8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/5
https://github.com/apache/incubator-answer
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40761
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/4
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08x
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/2
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Inadequate Encryption Strength
CWE-326
EPSS
Base Score:
0.81