title: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in gnuboard/gnuboard5
description: 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
problem types: CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: gnuboard/gnuboard5
vendor: gnuboard
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 5.5.5, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 8.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL