apache/incubator-answer · Security

Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website

GHSA ID
GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6
CVE ID
CVE-2024-29217
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS
5.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3
5.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'/XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: before 1.3.0.

XSS 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. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.3.0], which fixes the issue.

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