CVE-2025-29868
Apache Answer: Using externally referenced images can leak user privacy.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Answer: Using externally referenced images can leak user privacy.
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-495
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-9320
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-9320- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc
Apache Answer User Using External Images Potentially Discloses User Information
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.
- Record
GHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc- CVSS 4.0
- 1.1 Low
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/E:U - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-495
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-495
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Answer: Using externally referenced images can leak user privacy.
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-29868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-495
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc
Apache Answer User Using External Images Potentially Discloses User Information
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.
- Record
GHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc- CVSS 4.0
- 1.1 Low
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/E:U - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-495
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3587 No score
Apache Answer User Using External Images Potentially Discloses User Information in github.com/apache/answer
Apache Answer User Using External Images Potentially Discloses User Information in github.com/apache/answer
- Record
GO-2025-3587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14970-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250402T160203-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250402T160203-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14970-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/apache/answerGo |
before 1.4.5 | 1.4.5 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250402T160203-1.1 | 0.0.20250402T160203-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-29868 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Answer, published April 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in github.com/apache/answer 1.4.5.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/l7pohw5g03g3qsvrz8pqc9t29mdv5lhf
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/01/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29868
github.com/apache/answer/issues/1250
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ZBHJANMC5TN4MHLVGPYKJGT774IKFUQ3
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0312