CVE-2026-25700
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-4gw2-vg4x-7p29Apache Answer: AdminToken not invalidated after admin deactivation2026-06-10ghsa · osvUS
Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
- GO-2026-6249Apache Answer: AdminToken not invalidated after admin deactivation in github.com/apache/answer2026-08-18vendor · osvUS
Apache Answer: AdminToken not invalidated after admin deactivation in github.com/apache/answer. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/apache/answer before v2.0.1; github.com/apache/incubator-answer before v2.0.1.
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references (5)
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- https://answer.apache.org/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ftw52mlxknjm29vo1mnqovj53z2kh96ycnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ftw52mlxknjm29vo1mnqovj53z2kh96yenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/10/10nvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ftw52mlxknjm29vo1mnqovj53z2kh96yMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
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