CyberAlerts is shutting down on June 30th, 2025. Thank you for your support!

CVE-2024-22393: Apache Answer: Pixel Flood Attack by uploading the large pixel file

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-22393

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache Answer

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.98% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1

Timeline