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Business Logic Errors in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-1542
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-1542 is rated Exploit Available (55.4/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-1542
EDB-ID
Source
Kind
Published
Link
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nvd_ref
exploit_tag
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-1542
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-03-25
0.40%
0.31%
-0.09%
2
2026-03-22
0.05%
0.40%
+0.35%
3
2025-11-21
—
0.05%
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Full EPSS history
(8 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-1542
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
5.4
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8
2.5
[email protected]
8.1
3.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8
5.2
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-1542
GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-1542
GHSA-r95w-7cpx-h5mx · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go
— Answer vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-1542
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
answer
answer
< 1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:answer:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2023-1542
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