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CVE-2023-1240

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer

8.0 HighFix available

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored 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
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.62%Up 0.6 points since Mar 7, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.0

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
CVE-2023-1240
CVSS 3.0
8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0876 8.0

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
EUVD-2023-0876
CVSS 3.0
8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55vm-3vq3-4jpc 5.4

Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
GHSA-55vm-3vq3-4jpc
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.4

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
CVE-2023-1240
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0
8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.0

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
CVE-2023-1240
CVSS 3.0
8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-55vm-3vq3-4jpc 5.4

Answer vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Record
GHSA-55vm-3vq3-4jpc
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1613 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-2023-1613
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/answerdev/answer
Go
 before 1.0.6
1.0.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-1240 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Answer, published March 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.6.

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