Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24553
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the go package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.6% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Go before 1.14.8 and 1.15.x before 1.15.1 allows XSS because text/html is the default for CGI/FCGI handlers that lack a Content-Type header.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | go | 1.15.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-24553 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | go | 1.15.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-24553 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | go | 1.15.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-24553 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | go | 1.15.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-24553 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | go | 1.15.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-24553 |
| Go | stdlib | 1.14.8, 1.15.1 | GO-2021-0226 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- 20200902 [RT-SA-2020-004] Inconsistent Behavior of Go's CGI and FastCGI Transport May Lead to Cross-Site Scripting mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- FEDORA-2020-741cfa13d0 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1584 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1587 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/8wqlSbkLdPs x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159049/Go-CGI-FastCGI-Transport-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2020-004 x_refsource_MISC