Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2024-22393

Q: Is CVE-2024-22393 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-22393 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-22393?

CVE-2024-22393 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2024-02-22
Fixed in1.2.5
WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-02-2210:15CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-22393?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-22393?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV · CISA-ADP

Apache answer

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.2	< 1.2.5	1.2.5	NVD · OSV

Apache software foundation apache answer

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.2	≤ 1.2.1	no fix published	CISA-ADP

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Apache answer to 1.2.5

Advisories and patches

lists.apache.orgVendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: 3 repositories, unverifiedomranisecurity/CVE-2024-22393Rk-000/Pixel-Flood-AttackRk-000/Apache-Hunter

Sources

NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-22
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.12024-07-25
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-434read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-22
PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published: 2024-02-22
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22393?

Is CVE-2024-22393 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-22393 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-22393?

CVE-2024-22393 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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