answerdev answer up to 1.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in answerdev answer up to 1.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-0743. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in answerdev answer up to 1.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was released 02/08/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0743 since 02/08/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 860b1a3bd8cfaa8827e6e6f50ab1d98fa4c2c816 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0721). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: answer 1.0.4
Patch: 860b1a3bd8cfaa8827e6e6f50ab1d98fa4c2c816

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 860b1a3bd8cfaa8827e6e6f50ab1d98fa4c2c816
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220436
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2023 14:04
Updated: 07/05/2025 17:51
Changes: 02/08/2023 14:04 (41), 03/06/2023 18:56 (1), 03/06/2023 19:03 (21), 07/05/2025 17:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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