Race condition in Zulip Server - CVE-2022-24751
Published: March 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61421
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24751
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition during user deactivation. A remote user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access after being deactivated.
Affected software
Zulip Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24751
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zulip Server - update to 4.11