This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.
Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Answer | unaffected |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache Answer: Residual Administrative API Key Access After Role or Account Revocation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-613 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-05T16:33:00.407Z
Reserved: 2026-07-08T08:44:04.104Z
Link: CVE-2026-60053
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Updated: 2026-08-05T17:30:07Z