CVE-2023-1239
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
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) - Reflected in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1239- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1123
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1123- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxhr-p2vp-7gf8
Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
GHSA-vxhr-p2vp-7gf8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1239- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1239- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vxhr-p2vp-7gf8
Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
GHSA-vxhr-p2vp-7gf8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1620 No score
Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1620- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/answerdev/answerGo |
before 1.0.6 | 1.0.6 |
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-2023-1239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Answer, published March 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.6.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3a22c609-d2d8-4613-815d-58f5990b8bd8
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/9870ed87fb24ed468aaf1e169c2d028e0f375106
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1239