Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1.

Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rmqp-mvv2-54c6 Apache Answer Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability
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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.17735}

epss

{'score': 0.21726}


Mon, 05 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache Software Foundation
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T16:20:44.318Z

Reserved: 2024-01-10T09:36:26.394Z

Link: CVE-2024-22393

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:43:34.846Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-22T10:15:08.340

Modified: 2025-05-05T21:00:08.810

Link: CVE-2024-22393

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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