CVE-2026-34905: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. The unlisted question feature did not enforce access restrictions on direct API endpoints, allowing authenticated users to discover and access unlisted questions, their answers, comments, and revision history. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-200) in Apache Answer affects versions prior to 2.0.1. The unlisted question feature failed to restrict access on direct API endpoints, enabling authenticated users to discover and retrieve sensitive information from unlisted questions and related content. The flaw exposes sensitive data to unauthorized actors with valid authentication. A patch is available in version 2.0.1 that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information related to unlisted questions, including their answers, comments, and revision history. This exposure could lead to confidentiality breaches but does not affect integrity or availability. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.1 or later, where the access control issue for unlisted question API endpoints is fixed. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation.
CVE-2026-34905: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. The unlisted question feature did not enforce access restrictions on direct API endpoints, allowing authenticated users to discover and access unlisted questions, their answers, comments, and revision history. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Answer
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-200) in Apache Answer affects versions prior to 2.0.1. The unlisted question feature failed to restrict access on direct API endpoints, enabling authenticated users to discover and retrieve sensitive information from unlisted questions and related content. The flaw exposes sensitive data to unauthorized actors with valid authentication. A patch is available in version 2.0.1 that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information related to unlisted questions, including their answers, comments, and revision history. This exposure could lead to confidentiality breaches but does not affect integrity or availability. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.1 or later, where the access control issue for unlisted question API endpoints is fixed. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-31T12:21:44.518Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a27e32a8dd33fbd85126078
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 09:55:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/31/2026, 21:31:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 85
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