# CVE-2024-53990: AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library's `CookieStore` replaces explicitly defined `Cookie`s

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-53990-asynchttpclient-ahc-library-s-cookiestore-replaces-explicitly  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-53990 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-12-02

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

Technologies: [org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-asynchttpclient-async-http-client). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-53990 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-53990 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-53990?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 2 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.0,fixed=2.12.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53990?** Yes. org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven): upgrade to 2.12.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-53990?** Check whether you run org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven): upgrade to 2.12.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client to 2.12.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.0,fixed=2.12.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-53990
- GHSA-mfj5-cf8g-g2fv

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