#VU84618 Input validation error in Gin - CVE-2023-26125
Published: December 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84618
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26125
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gin
Gin
Software vendor:
Gin-Gonic
Gin-Gonic
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to poison application's cache.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing X-Forwarded-Prefix header. A remote attacker can pass send specially crafted request to the application and perform cache poisoning.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.