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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2024-23349

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

The Apache Answer software, prior to version 1.2.5, is vulnerable to an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') issue. This vulnerability allows for XSS attacks when a user enters a summary. A logged-in user modifying their own submitted question can input malicious code in the summary to execute such an attack.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

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