CVE-2023-1540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Observable Response Discrepancy in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Published: 2023-03-21

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

answerdev

answerdev/answer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.0.6

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0914	Observable Response Discrepancy in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6x5v-cxpp-pc5x	Answer has Observable Response Discrepancy

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/1de3ec27e50ba7389c9449c59e8ea3a37a908ee4
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d8d6c259-a0f2-4209-a3b0-ecbf3eb092f4

History

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Answer Answer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-25T20:24:35.893Z

Reserved: 2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-1540

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:49:11.672Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-21T05:15:09.997

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:39:24.220

Link: CVE-2023-1540

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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