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CVE-2023-0744: Improper Access Control in answerdev/answer

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Improper Access Control in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.

Affected products

• answerdev/answer: before 1.0.4 — fixed in 1.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: answerdev/answer 1.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171733/Answerdev-1.0.3-Account-Takeover.html
• https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/c1fa2b13f6b547b96da60b23350bbe2b29de542d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/35a0e12f-1d54-4fc0-8779-6a4949b7c434
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171733/Answerdev-1.0.3-Account-Takeover.html
• https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/c1fa2b13f6b547b96da60b23350bbe2b29de542d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/35a0e12f-1d54-4fc0-8779-6a4949b7c434

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