Race Condition

2024-01-1106:24:30

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

apache

answer

vulnerability

race condition

bookmarking

collection

CVSS3

3.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

29.9%

JSON

github.com/apache/incubator-answer is vulnerable to Race Condition. The vulnerability is due to inappropriate handling of collection count while a user bookmarks a question. Repeated submissions of bookmark through a script increases the number of collection of questions.