CVE-2025-29868

medium

Description

Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.4.2. If a user uses an externally referenced image, when a user accesses this image, the provider of the image may obtain private information about the ip address of that accessing user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.5, which fixes the issue. In the new version, administrators can set whether external content can be displayed.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/l7pohw5g03g3qsvrz8pqc9t29mdv5lhf

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/10/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/02/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/01/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-04-01

Updated: 2025-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00028