PT-2023-17057 · Answerdev · Answer

Aichy126 · Published 2023-03-21 · Updated 2024-08-20 · CVE-2023-1536

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions answerdev/answer versions prior to 1.0.7

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the GitHub repository answerdev/answer. This type of attack allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a website, which are then stored on the server and executed by other users. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.7, update to version 1.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to user-inputted data to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using potentially vulnerable API endpoints until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1536

GHSA-XVFJ-84VC-HRMF

GO-2023-1662

Affected Products

Answer

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1536.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/538207f4-f805-419a-a314-51716643f05e · Exploit
• https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/c3743bad4f2a69f69f8f1e1e5b4b6524fc03da25 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1536 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1662 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1536 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/answerdev/answer · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46713 · Telegram Post
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf · Note