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GHSA-RMQP-MVV2-54C6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-22 12:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 19:12

Summary

Apache Answer Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability

Details

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.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2024-22393 (GCVE-0-2024-22393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-22 09:51 – Updated: 2025-04-22 16:20

Summary

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.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Assigner

apache

References

URL

Tags

	https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71…	vendor-advisory
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.1 (semver)

Credits

Mohammad Reza Omrani

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-RMQP-MVV2-54C6

CVE-2024-22393 (GCVE-0-2024-22393)

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