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TI-2026-42790 Aliases CVE-2026-60023GHSA-x73g-vq9w-776v

Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Answerup to 2.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Answer VendorApache Affected up to 2.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-60023
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x73g-vq9w-776v
  3. 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-14967 Apache Answer: Pixel Flood Attack by uploading the large pixel file CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-42802 Apache Answer: Residual Administrative API Key Access After Role or Account Revocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-36171 Apache Answer: Unauthenticated OAuth Email-Binding Account Takeover via Existing User Confirmation Flow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-36100 Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-19940 Apache Answer: Revision API Improper Access Control leads to Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-26357 Apache Answer: The custom avatar was not properly validated CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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