CVE-2023-1536
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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) - Stored in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-1536- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1145
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1145- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf
Answer vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
GHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-1536- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-1536- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf
Answer vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.7.
- Record
GHSA-xvfj-84vc-hrmf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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-2023-1662 No score
Answer vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1662- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/answerdev/answerGo |
before 1.0.7 | 1.0.7 |
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-2023-1536 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Answer, published March 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.7.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/538207f4-f805-419a-a314-51716643f05e
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/c3743bad4f2a69f69f8f1e1e5b4b6524fc03da25
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1536