Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website
Date: 2024-04
Affected: go/github.com/apache/incubator-answer
Attack vector: xss
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Medium
CVE: CVE-2024-29217
CWE: CWE-79
CVSS: 5.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'/`XSS`) 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.


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