CVE-2024-22393
Apache Answer: Pixel Flood Attack by uploading the large pixel file
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Feb 22, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 10, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache AnswerApache Software Foundation |
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References
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