What is CVE-2023-0744?

CVE-2023-0744 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-0744?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Answer

CVE-2023-0744

Improper Access Control in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.4.

Published 2023-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.064 (93.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Answer
Answerdev Answerdev/answer — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

huntr.dev/bounties/35a0e12f-1d54-4fc0-8779-6a4949b7c434 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/c1fa2b13f6b547b96da60b23350bbe2b29de542d (Patch)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171733/Answerdev-1.0.3-Account-Takeover.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0744?: CVE-2023-0744 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-0744?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.