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CVE-2024-41890

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-41890 is a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer versions through 1.3.5. This allows an attacker to send multiple password reset emails, potentially leading to the misuse or hijacking of valid password reset links. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), it requires no user interaction or privileges, but only impacts integrity (I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/apache/incubator-answerFixed in: 1.3.6

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-gvpv-r32v-9737medium

Apache Answer: The link to reset the user's password will remain valid after sending a new link

Aug 12, 2024

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/08/09/4
lists.apache.org / thread/j7c080xj31x8rvz1pyk2h47rdd9pwbv9
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