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CVE-2024-29217 — incubator-answer

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CVE-2024-29217 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.6) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in github.com/apache/incubator-answer. A fix is available for github.com/apache/incubator-answer — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Apache Answer: XSS vulnerability when changing personal website

Also known asGHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6GO-2024-2743
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-29217.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs62th percentile — riskier than 62% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.47%0.4%1.0%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐹github.com/apache/incubator-answer

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/apache/incubator-answerall versions1.3.0go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.3.0

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
answerapache
< 1.3.0
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/apache/incubator-answer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/apache/incubator-answer to 1.3.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-29217 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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CVE-2024-29217: incubator-answer — Fixed in 1.3.0