CVE-2026-50749CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2026-50749

Medium · published August 5, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00470 · 39.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-08-05T20:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apache/answer< 2.0.22.0.2
References (2)
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ogk461yr4w9o95k15bkjxk2kpbkrbnln · [email protected]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/12 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 15:11Z
    Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions
    cvelistv5