CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-48912
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-05
- Last modified
- 2026-10-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-639
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.
A missing ownership check in the avatar-cleanup logic allows any authenticated user to delete other users' uploaded files by supplying their file URLs.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Affected configurations
• apache answer (< 2.0.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key weakness
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/b9jnttmspd9kp4vgbvb32dcqb4201flq Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory