CVE-2023-2590
Missing Authorization in answerdev/answer
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Missing Authorization in answerdev/answer
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-2590- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1612
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1612- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmqw-r4x6-3w2q
Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability
A missing authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9 can lead to a user rating their own answer as the best answer.
- Record
GHSA-qmqw-r4x6-3w2q- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-2590- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Missing Authorization in answerdev/answer
Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-2590- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qmqw-r4x6-3w2q
Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability
A missing authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.9 can lead to a user rating their own answer as the best answer.
- Record
GHSA-qmqw-r4x6-3w2q- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1774 No score
Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability in github.com/answerdev/answer
Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability in github.com/answerdev/answer
- Record
GO-2023-1774- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/answerdev/answerGo |
before 1.0.9 | 1.0.9 |
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-2023-2590 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Answer, published May 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in github.com/answerdev/answer 1.0.9.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/a4238a30-3ddb-4415-9055-e179c3d4dea7
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/51ac1e6b76ae9ab3ca2008ca4819c0cc3bd2fcd3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2590