FKIE_CVE-2024-29217

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-04-21 16:15 - Updated: 2025-06-30 13:41
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/nc0g1borr0d3wx25jm39pn7nyf268n0xMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/nc0g1borr0d3wx25jm39pn7nyf268n0xMailing List, Vendor Advisory
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Vendor Product Version
apache answer *
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  "lastModified": "2025-06-30T13:41:02.870",
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