CVE-2023-2590 : Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.

Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.

Published 2023-05-09 06:15:09

Updated 2023-05-12 09:29:26

Source huntr.dev

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Products affected by CVE-2023-2590

Answer » Answer
Versions before (<) 1.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.05%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 16 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.7	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N	3.1	4.0	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: None Integrity: High Availability: None
3.5	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	2.1	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Assigned by: security@huntr.dev (Primary)

https://huntr.dev/bounties/a4238a30-3ddb-4415-9055-e179c3d4dea7

Improper Authorization lead a user can accept his answer as the best answer vulnerability found in answer
Exploit;Patch
https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/51ac1e6b76ae9ab3ca2008ca4819c0cc3bd2fcd3

fix(rank): update answer accept rank config · answerdev/answer@51ac1e6 · GitHub
Patch

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