CVE-2018-20744 describes a vulnerability in the Olivier Poitrey Go CORS handler (go_cors_project go_cors) up to version 1.3.0. This flaw allows the handler to incorrectly convert a wildcard CORS policy into one that reflects an arbitrary Origin header, leading to potential CORS misconfiguration security issues. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact to integrity and high attack complexity, but no impact to confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:go_cors_project:go_cors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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