answerdev answer up to 1.0.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in answerdev answer up to 1.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1238. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in answerdev answer up to 1.0.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

The weakness was released 03/07/2023. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-1238 since 03/07/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0566894a2c0e13cf07d877f41467e2e21529fee8 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-2023-0888). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.6
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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 1.0.6
Patch: 0566894a2c0e13cf07d877f41467e2e21529fee8

Timelineinfo

03/07/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 0566894a2c0e13cf07d877f41467e2e21529fee8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222466
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2023 10:48
Updated: 07/06/2025 08:52
Changes: 03/07/2023 10:48 (51), 04/01/2023 08:19 (1), 07/06/2025 08:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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