Vulnerability in Gnuboard Gnuboard/gnuboard5
CVE-2022-1252
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm 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
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Gnuboard Gnuboard/gnuboard5 — versions unspecified
- Sir Gnuboard
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/c8c2c3e1-67d0-4a11-a4d4-11af567a9ebb (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- 0g.vc/posts/insecure-cipher-gnuboard5/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1252?
- CVE-2022-1252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnuboard Gnuboard/gnuboard5, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1252?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.