What is CVE-2024-53476?

CVE-2024-53476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-53476?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-53476 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2024-53476

A race condition vulnerability in SimplCommerce at commit 230310c8d7a0408569b292c5a805c459d47a1d8f allows attackers to bypass inventory restrictions by simultaneously submitting purchase requests from multiple accounts for the same product. This can lead to overselling when stock is limited, as the system fails to accurately track inventory under high concurrency, resulting in potential loss and unfulfilled orders.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53476?: CVE-2024-53476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-53476?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-53476 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.