Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-1975

Info Disclosure in Answer ≤ 1.0.8

Public PoCInfo Disclosure
Published
11 April 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0059 45th percentile
Risk Priority 51 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-1975 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data (CWE-201) vulnerability in Answer Answer. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Network Sniffing (T1040); ranked at the 45th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitHub repository answerdev/answer prior to 1.0.8.

CWE(s)
CWE-201

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1040 Network Sniffing Credential Access
Adversaries may passively sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to position themselves between two or more networked devices using an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to support follow-on behaviors such as [Network Sniffing](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

answer
answer
≤ 1.0.8

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.2.3

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-20 Tainting
addresses: CWE-201

Embedding taints allows detection when sensitive data is inserted into outbound or sent data streams.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent insertion of sensitive data into application outputs and messages.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Monitoring runtime data flows and outputs can detect sensitive data being transmitted.

PR.DS-02 partial match
prevents

Protecting data-in-transit can include filtering or encrypting to avoid exposing sensitive content.

PR.DS-10 partial match
prevents

Protecting data-in-use includes removing confidential values before they are processed or sent.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.11 Data masking mostly match
prevents

Data-masking techniques can prevent sensitive values from appearing in transmitted payloads.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match
mitigates

Classification identifies sensitive data so it is not inadvertently transmitted.

A.5.13 Labelling of information partial match
mitigates

Labelling makes sensitive data visible to developers and prevents accidental inclusion in outbound messages.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
mitigates

Information-transfer rules directly govern what data may be sent to external parties.

A.5.34 Privacy and protection of PII partial match
mitigates

PII-protection requirements reduce the chance of sending personal data to unauthorized recipients.

A.8.12 Data leakage prevention partial match
mitigates

DLP controls inspect and block outbound flows that contain sensitive information.

References