CVE-2024-22393
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- apache/answer
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cvVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cvVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.