What is CVE-2023-1976?

CVE-2023-1976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Password Aging with Long Expiration. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-1976?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Answer

CVE-2023-1976

Password Aging with Long Expiration in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.6.

Published 2023-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Answer
Answerdev Answerdev/answer — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-263 — Password Aging with Long Expiration

References

github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/813ad0b9894673b1bdd489a2e9ab60a44fe990af (Patch)
huntr.dev/bounties/469bcabf-b315-4750-b63c-82ac86d153de (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1976?: CVE-2023-1976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Password Aging with Long Expiration. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-1976?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.