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GHSA-4GW2-VG4X-7P29

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-10 18:31 – Updated: 2026-06-10 18:31

Details

Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0.

Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-25700 (GCVE-0-2026-25700)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-10 14:57 – Updated: 2026-06-10 16:14

Title

Apache Answer: AdminToken not invalidated after admin deactivation

Summary

Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-1259 - Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment

Assigner

apache

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ftw52mlxknjm29vo1…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Answer	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.0 (semver)

Credits

Sho Odagiri

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GHSA-4GW2-VG4X-7P29

CVE-2026-25700 (GCVE-0-2026-25700)

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