Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Answer deployments before 1.0.4 have a race-condition flaw. An authenticated user could trigger inconsistent shared-resource handling, creating high integrity and availability risk. The public bundle does not identify active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority remediation for any exposed Answer deployment. The issue can affect trust and uptime, but urgency should be based on confirmed use of vulnerable versions.
Technical view
CVE-2023-0739 is CWE-362 in answerdev/answer before 1.0.4. CVSS 8.1 reflects network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high integrity and availability impact. Confidentiality impact is not claimed.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running self-hosted answerdev/answer versions earlier than 1.0.4, especially where many low-privileged users can authenticate.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. Sources support authenticated, network-reachable exploitation potential, but do not provide evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies a race condition and fix boundary but lacks endpoint-level detail. Validate exposure through version and patch-state checks, then use controlled regression testing focused on concurrent authenticated operations.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade answerdev/answer to version 1.0.4 or later.
- Review the upstream commit and vendor release guidance for exact remediation scope.
- Restrict account creation and low-privileged access until upgraded.
- Monitor for unusual authenticated actions affecting content integrity or service stability.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all answerdev/answer deployments and confirm running versions.
- Check SBOMs, containers, and deployment manifests for versions before 1.0.4.
- Confirm the remediation commit or a later release is present.
- Review application logs for abnormal authenticated activity before the upgrade.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.