CVE-2026-34033: CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer
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 to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Apache Answer versions prior to 2.0.1 improperly neutralize script-related HTML tags in notification emails by including user-supplied content without proper escaping. This basic XSS vulnerability (CWE-80) allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges and user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The issue is resolved by upgrading to Apache Answer 2.0.1.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can inject arbitrary HTML into notification emails sent to other users, potentially leading to information disclosure or manipulation of email content. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity but does not impact availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.1 or later, which fixes the vulnerability by properly escaping user-supplied content in notification emails. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
CVE-2026-34033: CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer
Description
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 to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Apache Answer versions prior to 2.0.1 improperly neutralize script-related HTML tags in notification emails by including user-supplied content without proper escaping. This basic XSS vulnerability (CWE-80) allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges and user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The issue is resolved by upgrading to Apache Answer 2.0.1.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can inject arbitrary HTML into notification emails sent to other users, potentially leading to information disclosure or manipulation of email content. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity but does not impact availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.1 or later, which fixes the vulnerability by properly escaping user-supplied content in notification emails. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-25T13:41:23.508Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e32a8dd33fbd85126075
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 09:55:54 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 10:05:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:31:03 UTC
Views: 64
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