Resource management error in Async-http-client - CVE-2024-53990
Published: December 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53990
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Asynchttpclient Project
Affected software:
Async-http-client
Async-http-client
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53990
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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