PT-2020-7261 · Unknown · Squirrelmail

Josh Bressers · Published 2020-02-13 · Updated 2020-03-10 · CVE-2012-5623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Squirrelmail version 4.0

Description: The issue concerns the use of the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords.

Recommendations: For Squirrelmail version 4.0, consider updating the password hashing mechanism to a more secure algorithm as a permanent fix. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive areas of the application to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-327

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5623

Affected Products

Squirrelmail

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5623 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/9834 · Telegram Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6 · Note