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Apache Answer: Authorization Bypass in Timeline API

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-25699
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 02:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Apache Answer: Authorization Bypass in Timeline API

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jun 2026, 07:33 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-25699
Complete source record
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