# CVE-2026-25699: Apache Answer: Authorization Bypass in Timeline API

- Also known as: GO-2026-6148, GHSA-W754-5646-XQ9J
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-09

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer: through 2.0.0
- github.com/apache/answer (Go): fixed in 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b
- github.com/apache/incubator-answer (Go): fixed in 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b

## Description

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Timeline-related APIs lacked proper authorization checks, allowing regular authenticated users to access deleted, private, or unapproved content and its revision history. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer, github.com/apache/answer, github.com/apache/incubator-answer, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/c36k4hzwhncqo0qfn5fg57f1gkjhyfv8

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