Race condition in Answer - CVE-2023-49619

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Race condition in Answer - CVE-2023-49619

Published: January 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85788
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Answer
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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