What is CVE-2024-29217?

CVE-2024-29217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Answer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-29217?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Answer

CVE-2024-29217

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-04-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Answer
Apache Software Foundation Answer — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

lists.apache.org/thread/nc0g1borr0d3wx25jm39pn7nyf268n0x (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29217?: CVE-2024-29217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Answer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-29217?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.