Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
History

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions
Weaknesses CWE-863
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-08-05T15:11:05.448Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:27:21.369Z

Reserved: 2026-06-06T16:56:13.231Z

Link: CVE-2026-50749

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:32:57.029Z

cve-icon NVD

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