{"cve":"CVE-2024-29217","nvd":{"published":"2024-04-21T16:15:47.617","modified":"2026-06-17T07:22:38.940","status":"Analyzed","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: before 1.3.0.\n\nXSS attack when user changes personal website. A logged-in user, when modifying their personal website, can input malicious code in the website to create such an attack.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version [1.3.0], which fixes the issue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","score":4.6},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/1","https://lists.apache.org/thread/nc0g1borr0d3wx25jm39pn7nyf268n0x","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/1","https://lists.apache.org/thread/nc0g1borr0d3wx25jm39pn7nyf268n0x"],"products":["apache:answer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:49:08.435428910+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-29217","score":0.00966,"percentile":0.61738,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6","summary":"Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website","modified":"2025-02-13T19:00:40Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/apache/incubator-answer","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/apache/incubator-answer","ranges":["<1.3.0"],"fixed":["1.3.0"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-2743","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-2743","summary":"XSS vulnerability via personal website in github.com/apache/incubator-answer","modified":"2026-03-03T04:55:01.698760Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/apache/incubator-answer","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/apache/incubator-answer","ranges":["<1.3.0"],"fixed":["1.3.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}