GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-48cr-j2cx-mcr8 Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2024-40761
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/apache/incubator-answer
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-326
- Reviewed
- 2024-09-25
Affected packages
• Go github.com/apache/incubator-answer: < 1.4.0 → fixed in 1.4.0
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2024-40761 Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40761 advisory
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-answer/commit/c3a17046c6c3be1cec16ba49d07d9f7742b7260f web
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-answer package
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/mmrhsfy16qwrw0pkv0p9kj40vy3sg08x web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/2 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/5 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/6 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/7 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/25/8 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/1 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/3 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/26/4 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/4 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/5 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/27/8 web