Missing Authentication for Critical Function in answerdev/answer
Priority HIGH 73CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-306.
Summary
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to v1.1.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00823 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed answerdev/answer (answerdev): v1.1.3github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): 1.1.3
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 v1.1.3 | v1.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) | before 1.1.3 | 1.1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg |
- answerdev/answer Vendoranswerdev Affected before v1.1.3 Fixed in v1.1.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.3 Fixed in 1.1.3 Patch available GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA answerdev/answer (answerdev) Fixed in v1.1.3
- Fix · GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg github.com/answerdev/answer (Go) Fixed in 1.1.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4815
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg
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-2023-4815 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4815 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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