CVE-2026-50749: Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions

[Enxin Xie <linkinstar () apache org>]

Severity: important 

Affected versions:

- Apache Answer through 2.0.1

Description:

Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing 
authorization check on the reject operation.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

tonghuaroot (reporter)
Mattia Campanelli (reporter)
Cavan Loughran (reporter)
Xi Yang (reporter)

References:

https://answer.apache.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50749