MEDIUM 6.5
GHSA-85r2-pvg8-89r9
Apache Answer has an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability
Quick fix
GHSA-85r2-pvg8-89r9 — github.com/apache/incubator-answer: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.7.2-0.20260509071350-11c80384f13aDetails
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.
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Affected packages
Go / github.com/apache/incubator-answer
Introduced in:
0 Fixed in: 1.7.2-0.20260509071350-11c80384f13a Fix
go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.7.2-0.20260509071350-11c80384f13a References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34905 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/apache/answer/commit/11c80384f13a27e27c871c05bb353489d1363ee2 [WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/answer [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/apache/answer/releases/tag/v2.0.1 [WEB]
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/khxoft96sptr2kh0cpzgw7f6qwv0ltcf [WEB]
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/2 [WEB]