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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1974
CVE-2023-1974:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability was identified in Answer software related to EXIF data handling, tracked as CVE-2023-1974. The issue was discovered in March 2023 and addressed through a commit that implemented EXIF data removal functionality (GitHub Commit).
Technical details
The vulnerability was related to the handling of EXIF metadata in uploaded images. The fix involved implementing a new Dexif function that removes EXIF data from uploaded images using the go-exif-remove library. The implementation includes reading the image file, removing EXIF data using the exifremove.Remove function, and writing the cleaned file back to storage (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The presence of EXIF metadata in uploaded images could potentially expose sensitive information such as GPS coordinates, camera details, and other metadata that might be embedded in the original images.
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue was resolved by implementing EXIF data removal functionality in the upload process. The fix includes adding the go-exif-remove library as a dependency and creating a new Dexif function that automatically strips EXIF data from uploaded images before storing them (GitHub Commit).
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