SB2024121687 - Information disclosure in AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library
Published: December 16, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024121687
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53990)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of cookies stored in the self-managed CookieStore, also know as cookie jar. The application silently replaces values of previously set cookies with new ones used by different requests. A remote attacker can gain access to information stored in cookies.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d5a83362f7aed81b93ebca559746ac9be0f95425
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/1964
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2033
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-mfj5-cf8g-g2fv