Authorization Bypass Affecting github.com/answerdev/answer/i18n package, versions <1.0.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMANSWERDEVANSWERI18N-3366811
  • published21 Mar 2023
  • disclosed21 Mar 2023
  • credit1d8

Introduced: 21 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-1541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/answerdev/answer/i18n to version 1.0.6 or higher.

Overview

github.com/answerdev/answer/i18n is a knowledge-based community Q&A builder

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass via the /admin/users API, which allows admin users to change their own passwords by impersonating a different user.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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