CVE-2023-0743 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.

Published: 2023-02-08

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

answerdev

answerdev/answer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0721	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hjmr-xm25-36mh	Answer subject to Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00286.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/860b1a3bd8cfaa8827e6e6f50ab1d98fa4c2c816
https://huntr.dev/bounties/366cf8bb-19f6-4388-b089-d0a260efd863

History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Answer Answer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-25T14:52:51.889Z

Reserved: 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-0743

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:24:34.105Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-08T08:15:08.453

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:37:44.303

Link: CVE-2023-0743

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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