# CVE-2014-125071: lukehutch Gribbit HttpRequestHandler.java messageReceived missing origin validation in websockets

> Attackers can bypass origin validation in Gribbit websockets, potentially enabling cross-site request forgery attacks against users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqmf-9g99-4jvx

## What is CVE-2014-125071?

CVE-2014-125071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lukehutch Gribbit, published on 9 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in lukehutch Gribbit. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function messageReceived of the file src/gribbit/request/HttpRequestHandler.java. The manipulation leads to missing origin validation in websockets. The name of the patch is 620418df247aebda3dd4be1dda10fe229ea505dd. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217716.

Weakness: CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error), CWE-1385 (Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gribbit Project Gribbit.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-125071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lukehutch Gribbit, published on 9 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: lukehutch Gribbit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125071/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125071/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.