answer up to 1.0.5 timing discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in answer up to 1.0.5. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to timing discrepancy. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1538. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in answer up to 1.0.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a timing discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-208. Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was released 03/21/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-1538 since 03/21/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af 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-2023-1103). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Timing discrepancy
CWE: CWE-208 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: answer 1.0.6
Patch: 813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af

Timelineinfo

03/21/2023 🔍
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03/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +838 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223456
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2023 08:28
Updated: 07/06/2025 18:18
Changes: 03/21/2023 08:28 (49), 04/12/2023 09:03 (1), 04/12/2023 09:04 (9), 07/06/2025 18:18 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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