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CVE-2026-60023

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-05 16:16:58.203000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-60023",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-05T16:16:58.203",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T16:10:00.153",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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    },
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Exposición de Información Sensible a un Actor No Autorizado en Apache Answer.\n\nEste problema afecta a Apache Answer: hasta la versión 2.0.1.\n\nRespuestas eliminadas o pendientes podrían ser recuperadas por usuarios no autorizados a través de la ruta de lectura de respuesta única cuando la pregunta principal permanecía visible, exponiendo contenido de respuesta que no debería haber sido accesible.\nSe recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 2.0.2, que corrige el problema."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "Apache Answer",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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