CVE-2026-34905

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 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/khxoft96sptr2kh0cpzgw7f6qwv0ltcf	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/2	Issue Tracking

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-2026-34905

Mitre link : CVE-2026-34905

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34905

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Products Affected

apache

answer

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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