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Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests in github.com/gin-gonic/gin

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 23, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 20, 2024

Package

gomod github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.7.7

Patched versions

1.7.7

Description

When gin is exposed directly to the internet, a client's IP can be spoofed by setting the X-Forwarded-For header. This affects all versions of package github.com/gin-gonic/gin under 1.7.7.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 20, 2021
Reviewed May 12, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 23, 2021
Last updated May 20, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

0.209%
(59th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-28483

GHSA ID

GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq

Source code

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