GHSA-8jg3-rx43-3fv4 CVE-2023-1974 GO-2023-1718
Answer vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
- Severity
- 6.5 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.60%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 48.53% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-1230 Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
- Fix
1.0.8- Upgrade github.com/answerdev/answer to this version or later
Description
answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.8 may expose sensitive information, such as EXIF data and GPS coordatinates, via image metadata.
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/answerdev/answer | < 1.0.8 |
1.0.8 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
github.com/answerdev/answer Go → 1.0.8
- go
go get github.com/answerdev/answer@v1.0.8 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-1230: Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
The product prevents direct access to a resource containing sensitive information, but it does not sufficiently limit access to metadata that is derived from the original, sensitive information.
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-pj2h-85jq-g5vg Answer Missing Authentication for Critical Function | High | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-52h8-c876-989c Answer has Race Condition within a Thread | Medium | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-ggcf-hwxp-rc77 Answer Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability | High | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-j63x-f657-2m9g Answer has Weak Password Requirements | High | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-v9vc-7x69-c2x8 Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability | Medium | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-qmqw-r4x6-3w2q Answer Missing Authorization vulnerability | Low | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-j97g-77fj-9c4p Answer vulnerable to account takeover because password reset links do not expire | High | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
| GHSA-65v8-6pvw-jwvq Answer vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data | Medium | Also affects github.com/answerdev/answer |
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