FKIE_CVE-2024-26578

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-02-22 10:15 - Updated: 2025-03-20 20:15
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Repeated submission during registration resulted in the registration of the same user. When users register, if they rapidly submit multiple registrations using scripts, it can result in the creation of multiple user accounts simultaneously with the same name. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0zts2ygr82ldkhcbMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0zts2ygr82ldkhcbMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache answer *
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