CVE-2023-41338
MEDIUMFiber < 2.49.2 - Unauthenticated Localhost Access Control Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header
Title source: llmDescription
Fiber is an Express inspired web framework built in the go language. Versions of gofiber prior to 2.49.2 did not properly restrict access to localhost. This issue impacts users of our project who rely on the `ctx.IsFromLocal` method to restrict access to localhost requests. If exploited, it could allow unauthorized access to resources intended only for localhost. Setting `X-Forwarded-For: 127.0.0.1` in a request from a foreign host, will result in true for `ctx.IsFromLocal`. Access is limited to the scope of the affected process. This issue has been patched in version `2.49.2` with commit `b8c9ede6`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading to the patched version.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/security/advisories/GHSA-3q5p-3558-364f
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/b8c9ede6efa231116c4bd8bb9d5e03eac1cb76dc
Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-Forwarded-For
Product x_refsource_misc
https://docs.gofiber.io/api/ctx#isfromlocal
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0053
EPSS Percentile
40.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-670
Status
published
Products (3)
gofiber/fiber
< 2.49.2
gofiber/fiber
0Go
gofiber/fiber
0 - 2.49.2Go
Published
Sep 08, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026