CVE-2023-1976
Password Aging with Long Expiration in answerdev/answer
Password Aging with Long Expiration 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Password Aging with Long Expiration in answerdev/answer
Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1976- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-263
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1333
Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1333- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p
Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire
answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.6 is vulnerable to account takeover because the password reset link does not expire.
- Record
GHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-263
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1976- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-263
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Password Aging with Long Expiration in answerdev/answer
Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-1976- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-263
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p
Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire
answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.6 is vulnerable to account takeover because the password reset link does not expire.
- Record
GHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-263
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1719 No score
Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1719- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1976 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Answer, published April 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.6.
References
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af
huntr.dev/bounties/469bcabf-b315-4750-b63c-82ac86d153de
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1976