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TI-2023-00706 Aliases CVE-2023-0744GHSA-4cwh-8w4g-jxxh

Improper Access Control in answerdev/answer

Priority HIGH 82CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Improper Access Control in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06368 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed answerdev/answer (answerdev): 1.0.4github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): 1.0.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
answerdevanswerdev/answerbefore 1.0.41.0.4Patch availableCNA
—github.com/answerdev/answer (Go)before 1.0.41.0.4Patch availableGHSA-4cwh-8w4g-jxxh
  • answerdev/answer Vendoranswerdev Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available GHSA-4cwh-8w4g-jxxh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.4Vulnerableanswerdev
  • cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·answerdev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA answerdev/answer (answerdev) Fixed in 1.0.4
  • Fix · GHSA-4cwh-8w4g-jxxh github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Fixed in 1.0.4 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    answerdev/answer 1.0.4

    6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-00705 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in answerdev/answerPriority HIGH 74
    • TI-2023-00704 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answerPriority HIGH 74
    • TI-2023-00703 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in answerdev/answerPriority HIGH 74
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0744
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cwh-8w4g-jxxh

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-01451 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-00705 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-00704 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-00703 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-00702 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-04432 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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