Critical severity · published Dec 2, 2024
CVE-2024-53990
AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library's `CookieStore` replaces explicitly defined `Cookie`s
9.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. When making any HTTP request, the automatically enabled and self-managed CookieStore (aka cookie jar) will silently replace explicitly defined Cookies with any that have the same name from the cookie jar. For services that operate with multiple users, this can result in one user's Cookie being used for another user's requests.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
async-http-client · AsyncHttpClient
< 3.0.1 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53990
github.com
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d5a83362f7aed81b93ebca559746ac9be0f95425
github.com
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/1964
github.com
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2033
github.com
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-mfj5-cf8g-g2fv
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