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

2024-09-2507:31:08

CWE-326

apache

github.com

cve-2024-40761

apache answer

inadequate encryption strength

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

yes

Technical Impact

partial

JSON

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.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "apache",
    "product": "answer",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "1.3.5"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]