FKIE_CVE-2025-29868

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-01 08:15 - Updated: 2025-04-15 13:07
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.4.2. If a user uses an externally referenced image, when a user accesses this image, the provider of the image may obtain private information about the ip address of that accessing user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.5, which fixes the issue. In the new version, administrators can set whether external content can be displayed.
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/l7pohw5g03g3qsvrz8pqc9t29mdv5lhfMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/01/2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/02/1Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/10/3Mailing List
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache answer *
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  "id": "CVE-2025-29868",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-15T13:07:54.393",
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