GO-2023-1878 BIT-golang-2023-29406 CVE-2023-29406
Insufficient sanitization of Host header in net/http
- Severity
- 6.5 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.45%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 73.43% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict
- Fix
1.20.6- Upgrade stdlib to this version or later
Description
The HTTP/1 client does not fully validate the contents of the Host header. A maliciously crafted Host header can inject additional headers or entire requests.
With fix, the HTTP/1 client now refuses to send requests containing an invalid Request.Host or Request.URL.Host value.
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| stdlib | < 1.19.11>= 1.20.0-0, < 1.20.6 |
1.19.111.20.6 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
stdlib Go → 1.20.6
- go
go get stdlib@v1.20.6 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict
Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.
References
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Fixes and patches
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
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|---|---|---|
| GHSA-4374-p667-p6c8 HTTP/2 rapid reset can cause excessive work in net/http | High Known exploited | Also affects stdlib |
| CVE-2020-0601 Certificate validation bypass on Windows in crypto/x509 | High Known exploited | Also affects stdlib |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0382 Distrust compromised intermediate certificates in crypto/x509 | Medium | Also affects stdlib |
| GO-2026-6613 HTTP/1 server connection desynchronization after 2xx CONNECT response in net/http | High | Also affects stdlib |
| GO-2026-6609 Lack of limit on size of parsed Range headers in net/http | High | Also affects stdlib |
| GO-2026-6608 Memory limit bypass when parsing MIME headers in net/textproto, mime/multipart | High | Also affects stdlib |
| GO-2026-6607 Reject malformed ECH outer extension references in crypto/tls | High | Also affects stdlib |
| GO-2026-6604 Root.Mkdir(All) can follow junctions out of the root on Windows in os | Critical | Also affects stdlib |
Credits: Bartek Nowotarski
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