What is GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj?

GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj cover?

GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-48911. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj?

GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvjHighCVSS 7.5

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-48911 →

📋 Description

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

A missing authorization check in the external-login email binding flow allows unauthenticated attackers to take over arbitrary user accounts by tricking victims into clicking a crafted confirmation link. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48911
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mrlwtdnhqqgfbchjgq6rffkz67o8wyv8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/10
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-47mw-vx77-gwvj