CVE-2023-0743
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0743- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0721
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0721- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjmr-xm25-36mh
Answer subject to Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
GHSA-hjmr-xm25-36mh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0743- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0743- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hjmr-xm25-36mh
Answer subject to Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.
- Record
GHSA-hjmr-xm25-36mh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1551 No score
Answer subject to Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer subject to Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1551- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/answerdev/answerGo |
before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0743 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Answer, published February 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.4.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/366cf8bb-19f6-4388-b089-d0a260efd863
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/860b1a3bd8cfaa8827e6e6f50ab1d98fa4c2c816
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0743