CVE-2023-1537 — Vulnerability in github.com/answerdev/answer — CVE...

CRITICAL

Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Published March 21, 2023Updated August 20, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Advisory Timeline

First published March 21, 2023 (1301 days ago).
Last revised August 20, 2024 — 519 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Update github.com/answerdev/answer to 1.0.6 or later

go get github.com/answerdev/answer@v1.0.6

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
github.com/answerdev/answer	go	All versions	1.0.6

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-294
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-1537?: Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-1537?: CVE-2023-1537 affects github.com/answerdev/answer. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-1537 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829

GO-2023-1659

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