What is CVE-2012-5623?

CVE-2012-5623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Squirrelmail Change Passwd, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2012-5623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Squirrelmail Change Passwd

CVE-2012-5623

Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Squirrelmail Change_passwd — versions 4.0
Squirrelmail — versions 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5623?: CVE-2012-5623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Squirrelmail Change Passwd, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2012-5623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.