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CVE-2026-60023 (GCVE-0-2026-60023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 15:12 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:38

Title

Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content

Summary

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

apache

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/rq3ygd0j9cchkbmh9…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.1 (semver)

Credits

yangxi

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GHSA-X73G-VQ9W-776V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-06 15:32

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-60023 (GCVE-0-2026-60023)

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