COPS-IITBHU / COPS-IITBHU/BugHunt-COPS-Week
Vulnerability in creation of Duplicate Chats
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 0
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- 0
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Description
- Multiple simultaneous requests to create a chat between the same users can result in duplicate chat entries
- Database inconsistency occurs unpredictable response times due to delay
- Expected fix in chat-controllers :- Only create one unique chat between two users and handle concurrent requests gracefully and return existing chat if already present and maintain consistent response times
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Research direction
Start in the chat-controllers area mentioned by the issue and trace how chat creation handles simultaneous requests and existing chats. Check the related database behavior and verify that concurrent requests produce one unique chat, return the existing chat when appropriate, and avoid inconsistent response times.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100