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GHSA-9Q24-HWMC-797X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-22 12:30 – Updated: 2024-12-11 21:10

Summary

Apache Answer Race Condition vulnerability

Details

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.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2024-26578 (GCVE-0-2024-26578)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-22 09:28 – Updated: 2025-03-20 19:16

Title

Apache Answer: Repeated submission at registration created duplicate users with the same name

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.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-02-22 18:08 UTC

CWE

CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.1 (semver)

Credits

Mohammad Reza Omrani

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