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

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 11, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 21, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/answerdev/answer (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.0.6

Patched versions

1.0.6

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 11, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 11, 2023
Reviewed Apr 11, 2023
Last updated Apr 21, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.259%
(66th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-1976

GHSA ID

GHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p

Source code

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