SCA: security update for github.com/apache/incubator-answer (GHSA-x4f6-mqg6-28xx)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445577

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache
Answer: through 2.0.0. The server did not sufficiently validate user-supplied image URLs, allowing
arbitrary external content to be embedded as profile images, which could expose users to unintended
external requests and tracking by third-party servers. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1,
which fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-34031)

Solution

Update the github.com/apache/incubator-answer library and its related packages to version 1.7.2-0.20260511040518-11091244f64e or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4f6-mqg6-28xx

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445577

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/1/2026

Updated: 8/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.1

Percentile: 53.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-34031

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-34031

cwe: CWE-434