CVE-2024-53990

AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library's `CookieStore` replaces explicitly defined `Cookie`s

Severity Score

9.2

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La librería AsyncHttpClient (AHC) permite que las aplicaciones Java ejecuten fácilmente solicitudes HTTP y procesen de forma asincrónica las respuestas HTTP. Al realizar una solicitud HTTP, el CookieStore (también conocido como contenedor de cookies) habilitado automáticamente y autoadministrado reemplazará silenciosamente las Cookies definidas explícitamente por cualquier cookie que tenga el mismo nombre del contenedor de cookies. En el caso de los servicios que funcionan con varios usuarios, esto puede provocar que la Cookie de un usuario se utilice para las solicitudes de otro usuario.

A flaw was found in the AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library. When making any HTTP request, the automatically enabled and self-managed CookieStore will silently replace explicitly defined cookies with any that have the same name from the CookieStore. For services that operate with multiple users, this can result in one user's cookie being used for another user's requests.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

None

Integrity

High

None

Availability

High

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-11-25 CVE Reserved
2024-12-02 CVE Published
2024-12-04 CVE Updated
2025-04-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d5a83362f7aed81b93ebca559746ac9be0f95425	X_refsource_misc
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/1964	X_refsource_misc
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2033	X_refsource_misc
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-mfj5-cf8g-g2fv	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53990	2025-02-05
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330004	2025-02-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
AsyncHttpClient Search vendor "AsyncHttpClient"		Async-http-client Search vendor "AsyncHttpClient" for product "Async-http-client"				< 3.0.1 Search vendor "AsyncHttpClient" for product "Async-http-client" and version " < 3.0.1"		en		Affected