Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0.
User-supplied content was included in notification emails without proper escaping, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into emails sent to other users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Answer | ≤ 2.0.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/apache/answer | < 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc | 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc | GO-2026-6151 |
| Go | github.com/apache/incubator-answer | < 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc | 1.7.2-0.20260509080709-d1a4092c61cc | GHSA-6qwm-5fm9-cvjx |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wrfd9blbfotfg479jr8vlwfx6pwr9sgj vendor-advisory