CVE-2012-5623 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords.

Published: 2020-02-13

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Squirrelmail

Squirrelmail

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:change_passwd:4.0:*:*:*:*:squirrelmail:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5509	Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00674.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Squirrelmail Change Passwd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-02-13T18:42:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.171Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5623

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-13T19:15:11.583

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:47:06.517

Link: CVE-2012-5623

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-327
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Squirrelmail", "vendor": "Squirrelmail", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "4.0"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "use of deprecated algorithm", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2020-02-13T18:42:07.000Z", "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat"}, "references": [{"name": "[oss-security] 20121203 Re: Strange CVE situation (at least one ID should come of this)", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "ID": "CVE-2012-5623", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Squirrelmail", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "4.0"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Squirrelmail"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "use of deprecated algorithm"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "[oss-security] 20121203 Re: Strange CVE situation (at least one ID should come of this)", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T21:14:16.171Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "[oss-security] 20121203 Re: Strange CVE situation (at least one ID should come of this)", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "cveId": "CVE-2012-5623", "datePublished": "2020-02-13T18:42:07.000Z", "dateReserved": "2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T21:14:16.171Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Squirrelmail", "vendor": "Squirrelmail", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "4.0"}]}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:change_passwd:4.0:*:*:*:*:squirrelmail:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "BE02DCA2-38DF-4032-AAF3-85C547BF9252", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Squirrelmail 4.0 uses the outdated MD5 hash algorithm for passwords."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Squirrelmail versi\u00f3n 4.0, utiliza el algoritmo hash MD5 obsoleto para las contrase\u00f1as."}], "id": "CVE-2012-5623", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:47:06.517", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-02-13T19:15:11.583", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/6"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-327"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}