Inadequate Encryption Strength in Answer - CVE-2024-40761
Published: September 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97713
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40761
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Answer
Answer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application uses the MD5 value of a user's email to access Gravatar. A remote attacker with ability to obtain the Avatar URL can recover the user's email address from the MD5 hash.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40761
Install updates from vendor's website.