CVE-2024-41890
Published: 12 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-41890 is a medium-severity Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CWE-772) vulnerability in Apache Answer. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 25.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-2587
Vulnerability details
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. User sends multiple password reset emails, each containing a valid link. Within the link's validity period, this could potentially lead to the…
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link being misused or hijacked. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.6, which fixes the issue.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Ensures network resources are released once the session ends or becomes inactive, closing the window for missing-release weaknesses.