What is CVE-2023-4124?

CVE-2023-4124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-4124?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Answer

CVE-2023-4124

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

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-08-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% 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-862 — Missing Authorization

References

huntr.dev/bounties/2c684f99-d181-4106-8ee2-64a76ae6a348 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/964195fd859ee5d7171fac847374dfa31893e793 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4124?: CVE-2023-4124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-4124?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.