6.5

CVE-2026-48912

Apache Answer: Improper authorization in avatar update cleanup allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary uploaded files by URL

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.
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Apache ≫ Answer Version < 2.0.2
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.31% 0.229
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Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
CISA-ADP 6.5 2.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

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