{"id":"CVE-2026-79613","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-79613"],"related":[],"title":"Apache Answer: unauthenticated users can read comments on non-public content","description":"vulnerability in Apache Answer.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.\n\n\n\nUnauthenticated attackers could access comments associated with non-public content through public user profiles.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 exposes comments tied to non-public content through public user profiles. An unauthenticated attacker can read those comments without logging in.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apache-answer","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-non-public-content","version-2.0.3-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version against `2.0.3`\n- Review whether private or non-public content with comments is in use on the instance","fix":"- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3` or later","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T05:12:30+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T05:12:30+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T05:12:30Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3` or later","reach":"internet","title":"Apache Answer: unauthenticated users can read comments on non-public content","impact":"low","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 exposes comments tied to non-public content through public user profiles. An unauthenticated attacker can read those comments without logging in.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apache-answer","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Unauthenticated readers see comments on non-public content","analyst_note":"Sources do not say which content types are non-public or whether default installs expose them; check the NVD entry and Apache Answer 2.0.3 release notes.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version against `2.0.3`\n- Review whether private or non-public content with comments is in use on the instance","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["version-2.0.3-or-later","no-non-public-content"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer 2.0.2 or earlier are exposed when they hold non-public content that has comments. Instances that only publish public content, or that run a version newer than 2.0.2, are not affected by this flaw as described.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000563,"input_tokens":3276,"output_tokens":471,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-79613':15A,18A '2.0.2':29B,61C '2.0.3':84C 'access':65C 'affect':57C 'answer':2A,21B,27B,54C,59C 'apach':1A,20B,26B,53C,58C 'apache-answ':19B 'associ':67C 'attack':44B,63C 'comment':7A,31B,48B,66C 'content':12A,37B,72C 'could':64C 'cve':13A,16A 'expos':30B 'fix':86C 'host':25B 'issu':56C,88C 'log':50B 'non':10A,35B,70C 'non-publ':9A,34B,69C 'packag':22B 'profil':41B,76C 'public':11A,36B,39B,71C,74C 'read':6A,46B 'recommend':79C 'self':24B 'self-host':23B 'tie':32B 'unauthent':3A,43B,62C 'upgrad':81C 'user':4A,40B,75C,77C 'version':83C 'vulner':51C 'without':49B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer 2.0.2 or earlier are exposed when they hold non-public content that has comments. Instances that only publish public content, or that run a version newer than 2.0.2, are not affected by this flaw as described.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:49+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-79613","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79613","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:49+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:17+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:56+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}