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CVE-2023-1239: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in answerdev/answer

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• answerdev/answer: before 1.0.6 — fixed in 1.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: answerdev/answer 1.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/9870ed87fb24ed468aaf1e169c2d028e0f375106
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/3a22c609-d2d8-4613-815d-58f5990b8bd8
• https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/9870ed87fb24ed468aaf1e169c2d028e0f375106
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/3a22c609-d2d8-4613-815d-58f5990b8bd8

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