Answer vulnerable to Race Condition

Description

Race Condition in Switch in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2023-02-08 06:30:33 UTC
Updated
2023-02-16 21:53:09 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2023-02-08 22:33:00 UTC
NVD published
2023-02-08

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.52% 66.51%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
6.8 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-365 Race Condition in Switch

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
go github.com/answerdev/answer < 1.0.4 1.0.4

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence