CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-1252

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in GitHub repository gnuboard/gnuboard5 prior to and including 5.5.5. A vulnerability in gnuboard v5.5.5 and below uses weak encryption algorithms leading to sensitive information exposure. This allows an attacker to derive the email address of any user, including when the 'Let others see my information.' box is ticked off. Or to send emails to any email address, with full control of its contents

6.4 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 4.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

9.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://huntr.dev/bounties/c8c2c3e1-67d0-4a11-a4d4-11af567a9ebb Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://0g.vc/posts/insecure-cipher-gnuboard5/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnuboard:gnuboard5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-04-11 11:15

Updated : 2022-05-13 12:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-1252

Mitre link : CVE-2022-1252

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength