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Answer vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 11, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 19, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/answerdev/answer (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.0.8

Patched versions

1.0.8

Description

answerdev/answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software. Answer prior to 1.0.8 does not strip EXIF geolocation data from user-uploaded logos. As a result, anyone can get sensitive information like a user's device ID, geolocation, system information, system version, etc.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 11, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 11, 2023
Reviewed Apr 11, 2023
Last updated Apr 19, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.160%
(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-1975

GHSA ID

GHSA-65v8-6pvw-jwvq

Source code

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