Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50749",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions",
    "summary": "Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.",
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              "type": "GIT",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:44.393929746Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/50xxx/CVE-2026-50749.json",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread/ogk461yr4w9o95k15bkjxk2kpbkrbnln",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 512448,
  "published_at": "2026-08-05T15:11:05.448+00:00"
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