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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-48912

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

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 products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to ≤ 2.0.1affected

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