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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2024-23349 EUVD-2024-0580GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64GO-2024-2578

Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when submitting summary

Published Feb 22, 2024 · Updated Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer ≤ 1.2.1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/apache/incubator-answer < 1.2.5 1.2.5 GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64

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