Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.21.9-2.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-GOLANGDOCS-6398129
  • published6 Mar 2024
  • disclosed5 Mar 2024

Introduced: 5 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-24785  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 golang-docs to version 0:1.21.9-2.el9_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-docs package and not the golang-docs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

If errors returned from MarshalJSON methods contain user controlled data, they may be used to break the contextual auto-escaping behavior of the html/template package, allowing for subsequent actions to inject unexpected content into templates.

CVSS Scores

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