CVE-2022-1252 Information

Description

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor 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

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://huntr.dev/bounties/c8c2c3e1-67d0-4a11-a4d4-11af567a9ebb https://0g.vc/posts/insecure-cipher-gnuboard5/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

9.1