2024-04-19 10:03:18

by Enxin Xie

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Subject: [oss-security] CVE-2024-29217: Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website

Severity: important

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer before 1.3.0

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.

Credit:

Tsubasa Umeuchi (reporter)

References:

https://answer.incubator.apache.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29217