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TI-2022-01138 Aliases CVE-2022-1252GHSA-5f4g-m368-xv75

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

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-327Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gnuboardgnuboard/gnuboard5up to 5.5.5—No fix listedCNA
  • gnuboard/gnuboard5 Vendorgnuboard Affected up to 5.5.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.5VulnerableSir
  • cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·Sir

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1252
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f4g-m368-xv75

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2025-07111 Gnuboard g6 Post Reply qa cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2021-02762 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in gnuboard/gnuboard5 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-03151 gnuboard youngcart5 menu_list_update.php cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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