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Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

CVE-2025-65831

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

The application uses an insecure hashing algorithm (MD5) to hash passwords. If an attacker obtained a copy of these hashes, either through exploiting cloud services, performing TLS downgrade attacks on the traffic from a mobile device, or through another means, they may be able to crack the hash in a reasonable amount of time and gain unauthorized access to the victim's account.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

The use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm is an unnecessary risk that may result in the exposure of sensitive information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published