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CVE-2024-29217

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

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.97%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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. 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.

CVSS 3.1
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.97% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
apache/answer
Source
security@apache.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.