CVE-2023-1539 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in answerdev/answer
Attackers can bypass authentication attempt limits in Answer, potentially enabling brute-force attacks to take over user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-1539?
CVE-2023-1539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in answerdev/answer, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1539?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/answerdev/answer. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/answerdev/answer Go | All versions | 1.0.6 |
github.com/answerdev/answer Go | All versions | 1.0.6 |
github.com/answerdev/answer Go | All versions | 1.0.6 |
Products include Answer Answer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1539?
Upgrade github.com/answerdev/answer to 1.0.6 or later.
Is CVE-2023-1539 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1539 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in answerdev/answer
- CVE-2023-0744 Improper Access Control in answerdev/answer
- CVE-2023-1244 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer
- CVE-2023-4125 Weak Password Requirements in answerdev/answer
- CVE-2023-1241 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer
- CVE-2023-4815 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in answerdev/answer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g44v-6qfm-f6ch, GO-2023-1657.