Origin Validation Error Affecting github.com/gin-contrib/cors package, versions <1.6.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGINCONTRIBCORS-7413608
  • published30 Jun 2024
  • disclosed29 Jun 2024
  • creditBenjamin Mitzkus

Introduced: 29 Jun 2024

CVE-2019-25211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/gin-contrib/cors to version 1.6.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Origin Validation Error due to the mishandling of wildcard characters at the end of an origin string. An attacker can bypass intended CORS restrictions by crafting origin strings that exploit this wildcard handling.

CVSS Scores

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