CVE-2024-40761
Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 25, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 27, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 10, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache AnswerApache Software Foundation |
|
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08xvendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/8
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.