GHSA-869C-J7WC-8JQV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-29 06:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 22:47
VLAI?
Summary
Gin mishandles a wildcard at the end of an origin string
Details

parseWildcardRules in Gin-Gonic CORS middleware before 1.6.0 mishandles a wildcard at the end of an origin string, e.g., https://example.community/ is allowed when the intention is that only https://example.com/ should be allowed, and http://localhost.example.com/ is allowed when the intention is that only http://localhost/ should be allowed.

Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gin-contrib/cors"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-25211"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-346"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-07-01T21:30:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-29T00:15:02Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "parseWildcardRules in Gin-Gonic CORS middleware before 1.6.0 mishandles a wildcard at the end of an origin string, e.g., https://example.community/* is allowed when the intention is that only https://example.com/* should be allowed, and http://localhost.example.com/* is allowed when the intention is that only http://localhost/* should be allowed.",
  "id": "GHSA-869c-j7wc-8jqv",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T22:47:01Z",
  "published": "2024-06-29T06:31:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25211"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/pull/106"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/pull/57"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/commit/27b723a473efd80d5a498fa9f5933c80204c850d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/releases/tag/v1.6.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00024.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Gin mishandles a wildcard at the end of an origin string"
}


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