What is CVE-2023-4815?

CVE-2023-4815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-4815?

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

Auth bypass in Answer

CVE-2023-4815

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to v1.1.3.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-09-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Answer
Answerdev Answerdev/answer — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

huntr.dev/bounties/4cd3eeb4-57c9-4af2-ad19-2166c9e0fd2c (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/e75142a55546e01d8904f59db228422561f51666 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4815?: CVE-2023-4815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Answer, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-4815?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.