VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-40761

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-09-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@apache.org: CWE-326

Primary references