# CVE-2024-23349: GO-2024-2578 - Apache Answer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/apache/incubator-answer

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23349-apache-answer-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23349 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-04

Apache Answer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/apache/incubator-answer

Technologies: [github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-apache-incubator-answer). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23349 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23349 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23349?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23349?** Yes. github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go): upgrade to 1.2.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23349?** Check whether you run github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go): upgrade to 1.2.5 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.2.5
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-23349
- GHSA-8pf2-qj4v-fj64
- GO-2024-2578

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