SCA: security update for github.com/apache/incubator-answer (GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 414114

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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.
(CVE-2024-29217)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvqr-mwh6-2vc6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414114

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29217

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29217

cwe: CWE-79