CVE-2024-22393: Apache Answer

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache Answer: before 1.2.5 (fixed in 1.2.5)

Published 2024-02-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.