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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | Apache Answer: Improper authorization in avatar update cleanup allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary uploaded files by URL | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-06T14:37:55.288Z
Reserved: 2026-05-26T11:46:50.101Z
Link: CVE-2026-48912
Updated: 2026-08-05T16:32:56.074Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-08-05T16:16:57.213
Modified: 2026-08-06T18:38:14.330
Link: CVE-2026-48912
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Updated: 2026-08-06T17:00:11Z