CVE-2023-1538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Observable Timing Discrepancy in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00084.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Answer	Answer

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1103	Observable Timing Discrepancy in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rvjp-8qj4-8p29	Answer has Observable Timing Discrepancy

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ac0271eb-660f-4966-8b57-4bc660a9a1a0

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T16:55:54.306Z

Reserved: 2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-1538

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:49:11.665Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-21T05:15:09.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:39:23.953

Link: CVE-2023-1538

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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