SB2024030831 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Answer

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26578)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when processing user registration. A remote attacker can perform multiple repeated submission during registration resulted in the registration of the same user.

2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23349)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Apache Answer. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22393)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can upload large files to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0zts2ygr82ldkhcb
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/y5902t09vfgy7892z3vzr1zq900sgyqg
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/2
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1