# CVE-2026-25861: QloApps 1.7.0 Weak Password Hashing via MD5 in Tools.php

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-06-02 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- QloApps: through 1.7.0

## Description

QloApps through 1.7.0, fixed in commit 64e9722, contains a weak cryptographic algorithm vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise user credentials by exploiting the use of MD5 for password hashing in the Tools::encrypt() function within classes/Tools.php, which concatenates a static cookie key with the supplied password. Attackers can perform offline brute-force attacks against the MD5 hashes, with the risk compounded by auto-generated 8-character passwords assigned during guest-to-customer account conversion in classes/Customer.php, making credential recovery trivial.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QloApps, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Qloapps/QloApps/pull/1689
- https://github.com/Qloapps/QloApps/commit/64e9722e7e6a8fda77dd53964d988fb6b5c3d174
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/qloapps-weak-password-hashing-via-md5-in-tools-php

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