MEDIUM 6.1
GHSA-w754-5646-xq9j
Apache Answer has an Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability
Quick fix
GHSA-w754-5646-xq9j — github.com/apache/incubator-answer: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976bDetails
Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0.
Timeline-related APIs lacked proper authorization checks, allowing regular authenticated users to access deleted, private, or unapproved content and its revision history. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
Are you affected?
Enter the version of the package you're using.
Affected packages
Go / github.com/apache/incubator-answer
Introduced in:
0 Fixed in: 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b Fix
go get github.com/apache/incubator-answer@v1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25699 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/apache/answer/commit/92994b49976b6206a7000d045d924ec4fd5be1be [WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/answer [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/apache/answer/releases/tag/v2.0.1 [WEB]
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/c36k4hzwhncqo0qfn5fg57f1gkjhyfv8 [WEB]
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/6 [WEB]