CVE-2019-25211
Publication date 29 June 2024
Last updated 3 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
parseWildcardRules in Gin-Gonic CORS middleware before 1.6.0 mishandles a wildcard at the end of an origin string, e.g., https://example.community/* is allowed when the intention is that only https://example.com/* should be allowed, and http://localhost.example.com/* is allowed when the intention is that only http://localhost/* should be allowed.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| golang-github-gin-contrib-cors | 26.10 stonking |
Not affected
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed in 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 1.3.1-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.1 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8983-1
- Gin CORS middleware vulnerability
- 3 November 2026
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25211
- https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/pull/57
- https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/pull/106
- https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
- https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/releases/tag/v1.6.0
- https://github.com/gin-contrib/cors/commit/27b723a473efd80d5a498fa9f5933c80204c850d