CVE-2024-26578CWE-362

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

Medium · published February 22, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
59.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00895 · 59.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Published
2024-02-22T09:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 FEB 09:28Z
    Apache Answer: Repeated submission at registration created duplicate users with the same name
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