Race condition in Answer - CVE-2023-49619
Published: January 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85788
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49619
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Answer
Answer
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49619
Install updates from vendor's website.