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CVE-2024-40761

Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.75% probability · 53th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-326
Affected: apache/answer
Source: security@apache.org

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08xMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.