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CVE-2025-29868

Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer:

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.0155
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-495Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache answer<= 1.4.2
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/apache/answer LOW fixed in 1.4.5
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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighDNS TXT Answer with Possible Execution Strings
producthighMSDT Execution Via Answer File
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Apr 2025 · 08:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:14970-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.apache.org/thread/l7pohw5g03g3qsvrz8pqc9t29mdv5lhfMailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/01/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/02/1Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/10/3Mailing List
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