Apache Answer: Improper authorization in avatar update cleanup allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary uploaded files by URL
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 77% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.
A missing ownership check in the avatar-cleanup logic allows any authenticated user to delete other users' uploaded files by supplying their file URLs.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Answer