CVE-2026-34033
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. User-supplied content was included in notification emails without proper escaping, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Go github.com/apache/answer< 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61ccosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/apache/answer
- Go github.com/apache/incubator-answer< 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61ccosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/apache/incubator-answer
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjxApache Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting2026-06-09ghsa · osvUS
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. User-supplied content was included in notification emails without proper escaping, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
- GO-2026-6151Apache Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in github.com/apache/answer2026-08-18vendor · osvUS
Apache Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in github.com/apache/answer
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-34033cnnvd
- https://answer.apache.org/zh-CN/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34033cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wrfd9blbfotfg479jr8vlwfx6pwr9sgjenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/3Mailing Listnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wrfd9blbfotfg479jr8vlwfx6pwr9sgjMailing Listnvd
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