CVE-2024-40761

CVE-2024-40761: Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Answer
Weakness CWE-326 · Weak encryption
Published September 25, 2024
Last update September 27, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

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.

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Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2024 CVE published
September 27, 2024 Record updated