SB2019081902 - Security restrictions bypass in Google Go
Published: August 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14809)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of URLs in net/url, related to the Host field with a suffix appearing in neither Hostname() nor Port(), and is related to a non-numeric port number. A remote attacker can create a crafted javascript:// URL that in certain situations can be used to bypass authorization checks for some applications.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.