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GHSA-J97G-77FJ-9C4P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-11 12:30 – Updated: 2023-04-21 17:50

Summary

Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire

Details

answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.6 is vulnerable to account takeover because the password reset link does not expire.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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        "name": "github.com/answerdev/answer"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "1.0.6"
            }
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-1976"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-11T21:31:01Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-11T11:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.6 is vulnerable to account takeover because the password reset link does not expire.",
  "id": "GHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p",
  "modified": "2023-04-21T17:50:30Z",
  "published": "2023-04-11T12:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1976"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/answerdev/answer"
    },
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    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire"
}

CVE-2023-1976 (GCVE-0-2023-1976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-07 17:13

Title

Password Aging with Long Expiration in answerdev/answer

Summary

Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-07 17:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-263 - Password Aging with Long Expiration

Assigner

@huntrdev CNA

CNA scorecard – unranked: 0 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0…
https://huntr.dev/bounties/469bcabf-b315-4750-b63…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
answerdev	answerdev/answer	Affected: unspecified , < 1.0.6 (custom)

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