GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx
MEDIUMGHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) CWE-80 vulnerability in github.com/apache/incubator-answer. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Apache Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Blast Radius
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Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0.
User-supplied content was included in notification emails without proper escaping, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/apache/incubator-answer | all versions | 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/apache/incubator-answer. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/apache/incubator-answer to 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.