SB2024012509 - Race condition in Apache Answer
Published: January 25, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024012509
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49619)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to create a huge number of collections.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when bookmarking questions. A remote user can create an abnormal number of collections for questions by bookmarking the same question multiple times.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.