{"id":"CVE-2026-79633","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-79633"],"related":[],"title":"Apache Answer: missing authorization lets users act on non-public content","description":"vulnerability in Apache Answer.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.\n\n\n\nMissing authorization checks allowed authenticated users to perform actions on non-public content they were not permitted to access.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 lacks authorization checks on some actions, so a logged-in user can act on non-public content they should not reach. An attacker gets unauthorized access to restricted content for any account they can register or hold.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apache-answer","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["version-2.0.3-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version and compare it with `2.0.3`\n- unknown","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":"2026-10-25T05:11:00+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T05:11:00+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T05:11:00Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3` or later","reach":"internet","title":"Apache Answer: missing authorization lets users act on non-public content","impact":"medium","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 lacks authorization checks on some actions, so a logged-in user can act on non-public content they should not reach. An attacker gets unauthorized access to restricted content for any account they can register or hold.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apache-answer","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Authenticated users read or change non-public content they should not access","analyst_note":"Check the Apache Answer advisory for the specific actions affected and whether default registration is open; the NVD entry gives no detail.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version and compare it with `2.0.3`\n- unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["version-2.0.3-or-later"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer up to and including 2.0.2 are affected, where authenticated users can reach non-public content. Instances on `2.0.3` or later are not affected by this issue. Whether a deployment is exposed depends on which accounts can log in and what content is marked non-public, which the sources do not detail.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000573,"input_tokens":3283,"output_tokens":490,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-79633':15A,18A '2.0.2':29B,79C '2.0.3':107C 'access':57B,99C 'account':63B 'act':7A,43B 'action':35B,88C 'affect':75C 'allow':83C 'answer':2A,21B,27B,72C,77C 'apach':1A,20B,26B,71C,76C 'apache-answ':19B 'attack':54B 'authent':84C 'author':4A,31B,81C 'check':32B,82C 'content':12A,48B,60B,93C 'cve':13A,16A 'fix':109C 'get':55B 'hold':68B 'host':25B 'issu':74C,111C 'lack':30B 'let':5A 'log':39B 'logged-in':38B 'miss':3A,80C 'non':10A,46B,91C 'non-publ':9A,45B,90C 'packag':22B 'perform':87C 'permit':97C 'public':11A,47B,92C 'reach':52B 'recommend':102C 'regist':66B 'restrict':59B 'self':24B 'self-host':23B 'unauthor':56B 'upgrad':104C 'user':6A,41B,85C,100C 'version':106C 'vulner':69C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer up to and including 2.0.2 are affected, where authenticated users can reach non-public content. Instances on `2.0.3` or later are not affected by this issue. Whether a deployment is exposed depends on which accounts can log in and what content is marked non-public, which the sources do not detail.","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-2026-79633","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79633","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"}