CVE-2026-60023

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/rq3ygd0j9cchkbmh99dqf8624s7r8y49	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/13	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-05 16:16

Updated : 2026-08-06 18:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-60023

Mitre link : CVE-2026-60023

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-60023

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

answer

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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