CVE-2022-1252

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    CVE-2022-1252

    Published: 11 Apr 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in gnuboard/gnuboard5

    Details: 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

    References: https://0g.vc/posts/insecure-cipher-gnuboard5/, https://huntr.dev/bounties/c8c2c3e1-67d0-4a11-a4d4-11af567a9ebb, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1252.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1252

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v5.5.5
    v5.5.4
    v5.5.3.1
    v5.5.3
    v5.5.2
    v5.5.1
    v5.5.1-beta

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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