Missing Authorization in answerdev/answer
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to v1.1.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0065 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed answerdev/answer (answerdev): v1.1.1github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): 1.1.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answerdev | answerdev/answer | before v1.1.1 | v1.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8 |
- answerdev/answer Vendoranswerdev Affected before v1.1.1 Fixed in v1.1.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA answerdev/answer (answerdev) Fixed in v1.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8 github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
answerdev/answer v1.1.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-03822 Race Condition within a Thread in answerdev/answerPriority MEDIUM 60
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More answerdev Answer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00706 Improper Access Control in answerdev/answer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-4124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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