Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-68482 CWE-862 CVE-2026-68482: Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2 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.

CVE-2026-79633 CWE-202 CVE-2026-79633: vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. Missing autho 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.

CVE-2024-41888 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 CVE-2024-41888: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue aff Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. The password reset link remains valid within its expiration period even after it has been used. This could potentially lead to the link being misused or hijacked. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.6, wh

CVE-2026-34033 [MEDIUM] CWE-80 CVE-2026-34033: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apach Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. User-supplied content was included in notification emails without proper escaping, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. Users are recommended

CVE-2026-76994 CWE-200 CVE-2026-76994: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This i 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.

CVE-2026-64945 CWE-863 CVE-2026-64945: A vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. The question 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 quest

CVE-2026-79620 CWE-202 CVE-2026-79620: Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue 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.

CVE-2026-25688 [MEDIUM] CWE-87 CVE-2026-25688: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. AI-generated response content was rendered in the browser without proper sanitization, allowing malicious scripts to be executed when the content was viewed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes th

CVE-2024-41890 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 CVE-2024-41890: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue aff Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. User sends multiple password reset emails, each containing a valid link. Within the link's validity period, this could potentially lead to the link being misused or hijacked. Users are recommended to upgrade to versi

CVE-2024-40761 [MEDIUM] CWE-326 CVE-2024-40761: Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: th Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. Using the MD5 value of a user's email to access Gravatar is insecure and can lead to the leakage of user email. The official recommendation is to use SHA256 instead. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.0, which fixes the issue

CVE-2026-64944 CWE-79 CVE-2026-64944: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability i 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 so

CVE-2026-79624 CWE-613 CVE-2026-79624: Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: 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.

CVE-2026-71563 [MEDIUM] CWE-862 CVE-2026-71563: Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2 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 is

CVE-2024-23349 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2024-23349: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability i Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. XSS attack when user enters summary. A logged-in user, when modifying their own submitted question, can input malicious code in the summary to create such an attack. Users are recommend

CVE-2024-29217 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2024-29217: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability i Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: before 1.3.0. XSS attack when user changes personal website. A logged-in user, when modifying their personal website, can input malicious code in the website to create such an attack. Users are recomme

CVE-2023-49619 [LOW] CWE-362 CVE-2023-49619: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerab Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.0. Under normal circumstances, a user can only bookmark a question once, and will only increase the number of questions bookmarked once. However, repeat submissions through the scrip

CVE-2024-45719 [LOW] CWE-326 CVE-2024-45719: Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: th Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.4.0. The ids generated using the UUID v1 version are to some extent not secure enough. It can cause the generated token to be predictable. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.1, which fixes the issue.