{"cve":"CVE-2024-26578","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-22T10:15:08.503","modified":"2026-06-17T07:17:48.500","status":"Modified","description":"Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1.\n\nRepeated 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.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3","https://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0zts2ygr82ldkhcb","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/3","https://lists.apache.org/thread/ko0ksnznt2484lxt0zts2ygr82ldkhcb"],"products":["apache:answer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-26578","score":0.00895,"percentile":0.59527,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9q24-hwmc-797x","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9q24-hwmc-797x","summary":"Apache Answer Race Condition vulnerability","modified":"2024-12-11T21:10:47Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/apache/incubator-answer","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/apache/incubator-answer","ranges":["<1.2.5"],"fixed":["1.2.5"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-2580","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-2580","summary":"Apache Answer Race Condition vulnerability in github.com/apache/incubator-answer","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:47.698710Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/apache/incubator-answer","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/apache/incubator-answer","ranges":["<1.2.5"],"fixed":["1.2.5"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}