#VU78327 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in Go programming language
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78327
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-644
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in HTTP/1 client when handling HTTP Host header. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with a maliciously crafted Host header and inject additional headers or entire requests.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking attacks.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Go programming language: 1.19 - 1.19.10, 1.20 - 1.20.5
External links
http://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/2q13H6LEEx0
http://go.dev/cl/506996
http://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1878
http://go.dev/issue/60374
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
