What is GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64?

GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Apache Answer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 cover?

GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2024-23349. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64?

GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64?

GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64 affects 1 product, including: go/github.com/apache/incubator-answer:\u003c 1.2.5.

GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64MediumCVSS 5.4

Apache Answer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

February 22, 2024

Last Modified

March 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-23349 →

📋 Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer through 1.2.1.

XSS attack when user enters summary. A logged-in user, when modifying their own submitted question, can input malicious code in the summary to create such an attack.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.5, which fixes the issue.

🎯 Affected products1

go/github.com/apache/incubator-answer:< 1.2.5

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23349
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y5902t09vfgy7892z3vzr1zq900sgyqg
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/2
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64