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Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 21, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 2, 2024

Package

gomod github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.3.0

Patched versions

1.3.0

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 21, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 21, 2024
Reviewed Apr 22, 2024
Last updated May 2, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

0.043%
(11th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-29217

GHSA ID

GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6

Source code

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