CVE-2025-65831
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-10
Last updated on: 2025-12-30
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| meatmeet | meatmeet | 1.1.2.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-327 | The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. |
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AI Powered Q&A
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately stop using the insecure MD5 hashing algorithm for passwords. Replace MD5 with a stronger, modern hashing algorithm such as bcrypt, Argon2, or PBKDF2 to securely hash passwords and prevent attackers from easily cracking them.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves the use of an insecure hashing algorithm, MD5, to hash passwords. Because MD5 is weak, if an attacker obtains these hashed passwords—by exploiting cloud services, performing TLS downgrade attacks on mobile device traffic, or other methods—they can potentially crack the hashes quickly and gain unauthorized access to user accounts.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to user accounts by cracking the weakly hashed passwords. This can lead to account compromise, data theft, and potential further exploitation of the affected system or service.