CVE-2023-1537
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in answerdev/answer
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in answerdev/answer
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1537- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-294
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1041
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1041- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829
9.8
Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
GHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-294
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1537- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-294
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in answerdev/answer
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1537- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-294
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829
9.8
Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
GHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-294
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1659 No score
Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1659- 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-2023-1537 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Answer, published March 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.6.
References
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af
huntr.dev/bounties/171cde18-a447-446c-a9ab-297953ad9b86
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1537
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwj7-frgj-7829
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1537.json
github.com/answerdev/answer