CVE-2026-48912

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48912
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-48912.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-48912
Published
2026-08-05T15:10:08Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:51:37Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Apache Answer: Improper authorization in avatar update cleanup allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary uploaded files by URL
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "apache",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-639"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/48xxx/CVE-2026-48912.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.0.1"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
        },
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "fixed": "2.0.1"
                }
            ],
            "source": "DESCRIPTION"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/apache/answer

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/apache/answer
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
Database specific
Show details
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "2.0.2"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
}

Affected versions

v0.*
v0.4.0
v1.*
v1.0.1
v1.0.3
v1.0.4
v1.0.5
v1.0.6
v1.0.7
v1.0.8
v1.0.9
v1.1.1
v1.1.2
v1.1.3
v1.2.0
v1.2.0-RC1
v1.2.1
v1.2.1-RC1
v1.6.0
v1.6.0-RC1
v1.7.0
v1.7.0-RC1
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.0-RC1
v2.0.0-RC2
v2.0.1
v2.0.1-RC1
v2.0.1-RC2
v2.0.2-RC1
v2.0.2-RC2

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-48912.json"