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🛡️ CVE-2026-25688 — answer

🟡 CVSS 6.1 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-87 NVD
6.1
CVSS Score
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Description

Apache Answer has an Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0.

AI-generated response content was rendered in the browser without proper sanitization, allowing malicious scripts to be executed when the content was viewed.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-25688 is classified as CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.

Affected software

CVE-2026-25688 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • answer (fixed in 2.0.1)
  • github.com/apache/answer
  • github.com/apache/incubator-answer

Timeline and source

Published on 9 June 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

lists.apache.org
www.openwall.com

Other advisories for this package

answer has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax) in other software:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-87
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-09
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-23
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
answer 2.0.1
github.com/apache/answer
github.com/apache/incubator-answer

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