Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content
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.
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-60023
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- 5 Nov 2026, 16:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 5 Aug 2026, 15:12 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-60023
Complete source record
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