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Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords.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)

Published 2020-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

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

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6 (mailing-list, 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.