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Reversible One-Way Hash and Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in io.github.javaezlib.JavaEZ

Moderate
JavaEZLib published GHSA-67fj-6w6m-w5j8 May 22, 2022

Package

maven io.github.javaezlib.JavaEZ (Maven)

Affected versions

1.6

Patched versions

1.7+

Description

Impact

This weakness allows the force decryption of locked text by hackers. The issue is NOT critical for non-secure applications, however may be critical in a situation where the highest levels of security are required. This issue ONLY affects v1.6 and does not affect anything pre-1.6. Upgrading to 1.7 is advised.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in release 1.7.

Workarounds

Currently there is no way to fix the issue without upgrading.

References

CWE-327
CWE-328

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Severity

Moderate

CVE ID

CVE-2022-29249