Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer.



This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The importer stores imported question bodies as raw HTML without passing them through the normal Markdown-to-HTML sanitization path, so attacker-controlled HTML embedded in an imported data source is persisted and rendered to all viewers (including privileged users) as stored XSS.


Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. The importer stores imported question bodies as raw HTML without passing them through the normal Markdown-to-HTML sanitization path, so attacker-controlled HTML embedded in an imported data source is persisted and rendered to all viewers (including privileged users) as stored XSS. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Answer: Stored XSS via unsanitized HTML in imported question content
Weaknesses CWE-79
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Apache Answer
Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T10:13:41.573Z

Reserved: 2026-07-21T04:38:54.255Z

Link: CVE-2026-64944

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-19T10:16:48.170

Modified: 2026-10-19T20:47:17.723

Link: CVE-2026-64944

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Updated: 2026-10-19T16:45:16Z

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