CVE-2024-26578 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-26578

Apache Answer: Repeated submission at registration created duplicate users with the same name

Vulnerability Description

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Repeated submission during registration resulted in the registration of the same user. When users register, if they rapidly submit multiple registrations using scripts, it can result in the creation of multiple user accounts simultaneously with the same name. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mohammad Reza Omrani

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Answer
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: March 20th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Persistence
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service
Impact
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access