answer up to 1.0.5 session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in answer up to 1.0.5. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to session expiration. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-1543. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in answer up to 1.0.5. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

The weakness was presented 03/21/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1543 since 03/21/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch cd742b75605c99776f32d271c0a60e0f468e181c 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-2023-0920). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

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: cd742b75605c99776f32d271c0a60e0f468e181c

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cd742b75605c99776f32d271c0a60e0f468e181c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1543 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223463
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2023 09:38
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:15
Changes: 03/21/2023 09:38 (49), 04/12/2023 09:37 (1), 04/12/2023 09:39 (11), 07/06/2025 14:15 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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