CVE-2026-34033

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 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/wrfd9blbfotfg479jr8vlwfx6pwr9sgj	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/3	Mailing List

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-09 09:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-34033

Mitre link : CVE-2026-34033

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34033

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

answer

CWE

CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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