The vulnerability likely present in the application that is storing data using MD5 is a cryptographic vulnerability. MD5 is considered to be a weak hashing algorithm due to its susceptibility to collision attacks, where two different inputs produce the same hash output, compromising data integrity and security.
Cryptographic: Refers to vulnerabilities in cryptographic algorithms or implementations, such as the weaknesses in MD5.
Malicious update: Refers to the intentional injection of harmful updates, not related to the use of MD5.
Zero day: Refers to previously unknown vulnerabilities for which no patch is available, not specifically related to MD5.
Side loading: Involves installing software from unofficial sources, not directly related to the use of MD5.