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Apache Answer: Avatar URL leaked user email addresses

CVE-2024-40761 First seen on SecPulse
Original description The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

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