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GHSA-48CR-J2CX-MCR8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-25 09:30 – Updated: 2025-07-11 15:04

Summary

Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses

Details

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green

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  "modified": "2025-07-11T15:04:13Z",
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CVE-2024-40761 (GCVE-0-2024-40761)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-25 07:31 – Updated: 2024-09-27 19:02

Title

Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses

Summary

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-09-25 15:20 UTC

CWE

CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Assigner

apache CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 930 records in the last 180 days details

References

12 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv…	vendor-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

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.5 (semver)
apache	answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.5 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer::::::::

Credits

张岳熙

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