CVSS 3.1
5.4 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCVE-2024-23349
Medium (5.4) in apache answer. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/apache/incubator-answer 1.2.5.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1.
XSS attack when user enters summary. A logged-in user, when modifying their own submitted question, can input malicious code in the summary to create such an attack.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-79
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:answer
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 | Go | github.com/apache/incubator-answer | <1.2.5 | 1.2.5 |
| GO-2024-2578 | Go | github.com/apache/incubator-answer | <1.2.5 | 1.2.5 |