5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-40761
Apache Answer MD5 Encryption Weakness
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 26, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40761 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache answer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08x

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-40761 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40761 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08x [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-326
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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