Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The reaction API did not enforce content visibility controls, allowing unauthorized users to read reaction metadata from restricted content or add and remove their own reactions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

Incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

A flaw in the User Center login integration can cause a newly created external user session to omit its external identity, allowing subsequent requests to bypass central account suspension or deletion checks until the session expires or is revoked.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Missing authorization checks allowed authenticated users to perform actions on non-public content they were not permitted to access.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An improper authorization check in the similar-question search allowed authenticated users to view metadata of non-public questions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Unauthenticated attackers could access comments associated with non-public content through public user profiles.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Infoleak

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Unauthenticated attackers could obtain metadata associated with hidden questions through public answer profiles.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An authorization flaw in the MCP answer retrieval tool allows holders of a global API key to access answer content associated with hidden, deleted, or pending-review questions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An unauthenticated or unauthorized user can retrieve the invited-user list associated with a non-public question due to missing visibility authorization checks.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

A vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

A vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The question operation controller gates hide/show operations on the wrong permission check result (the unpin permission instead of the hide permission), so in custom role configurations that separate these permissions, a user granted only question.unpin can hide or restore questions without holding question.hide or question.show.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
XSS

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The importer stores imported question bodies as raw HTML without passing them through the normal Markdown-to-HTML sanitization path, so attacker-controlled HTML embedded in an imported data source is persisted and rendered to all viewers (including privileged users) as stored XSS.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Full API keys are written to application logs on every authenticated request, allowing anyone with log-read access to recover and replay active bearer credentials.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The reaction API did not enforce content visibility controls, allowing unauthorized users to read reaction metadata from restricted content or add and remove their own reactions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Maksim Hayder (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90910

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

A flaw in the User Center login integration can cause a newly created external user session to omit its external identity, allowing subsequent requests to bypass central account suspension or deletion checks until the session expires or is revoked.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

ascanner (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86589

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Missing authorization checks allowed authenticated users to perform actions on non-public content they were not permitted to access.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Luigi Colluto (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79633

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Maksim Hayder (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79624

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An improper authorization check in the similar-question search allowed authenticated users to view metadata of non-public questions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

n0mi1k (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79620

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Unauthenticated attackers could access comments associated with non-public content through public user profiles.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

n0mi1k (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79613

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Unauthenticated attackers could obtain metadata associated with hidden questions through public answer profiles.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

sec-reex (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76994

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An authorization flaw in the MCP answer retrieval tool allows holders of a global API key to access answer content associated with hidden, deleted, or pending-review questions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Han, JunGyu (reporter) VK, AzeFox Foundations (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71563

Severity: low

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An unauthenticated or unauthorized user can retrieve the invited-user list associated with a non-public question due to missing visibility authorization checks.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Yash Shendge (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68482

Severity: moderate

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

A vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Arpit Jain (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67249

Severity: low

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

A vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The question operation controller gates hide/show operations on the wrong permission check result (the unpin permission instead of the hide permission), so in custom role configurations that separate these permissions, a user granted only question.unpin can hide or restore questions without holding question.hide or question.show.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

meifukun (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64945

Severity: low

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The importer stores imported question bodies as raw HTML without passing them through the normal Markdown-to-HTML sanitization path, so attacker-controlled HTML embedded in an imported data source is persisted and rendered to all viewers (including privileged users) as stored XSS.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

meifukun (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64944

Severity: low

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.2

Description:

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

Full API keys are written to application logs on every authenticated request, allowing anyone with log-read access to recover and replay active bearer credentials.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

meifukun (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64943

Severity
9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Infoleak
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Deleted or pending answers could be retrieved by unauthorized users through the single-answer read path when the parent question remained visible, exposing answer content that should not have been accessible. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
Input Validation
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

A missing ownership check in the avatar-cleanup logic allows any authenticated user to delete other users' uploaded files by supplying their file URLs. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

First published (updated )

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