# CVE-2023-1543: Insufficient Session Expiration in answerdev/answer

> Attackers can maintain unauthorized access due to insufficient session expiration in the Answer Q&A platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79hx-g43v-xfmr, GO-2023-1655

## What is CVE-2023-1543?

CVE-2023-1543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in answerdev/answer, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1543?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/answerdev/answer. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | 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: Answer Answer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1543?

Upgrade github.com/answerdev/answer to 1.0.6 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-1543 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1543 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in answerdev/answer

- [CVE-2023-0744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0744/): Improper Access Control in answerdev/answer (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1244/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-4125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4125/): Weak Password Requirements in answerdev/answer (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-1241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1241/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in answerdev/answer (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4815/): Missing Authentication for Critical Function in answerdev/answer (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in answerdev/answer, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1543 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.6
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.6
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.6

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1543/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.