CVE-2024-45258 req may send an unintended request when a malformed URL is provided
An attacker can cause unintended requests via malformed URLs in the Go req package, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45258?
CVE-2024-45258 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The req package before 3.43.4 for Go may send an unintended request when a malformed URL is provided, because cleanHost in http.go intentionally uses a "garbage in, garbage out" design.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45258?
9 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/imroc/req, github.com/imroc/req/v2 and github.com/imroc/req/v3.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/imroc/req Go | All versions | None |
github.com/imroc/req Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
github.com/imroc/req Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
github.com/imroc/req/v2 Go | All versions | None |
github.com/imroc/req/v2 Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
github.com/imroc/req/v2 Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
3 more packages
github.com/imroc/req/v3 Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
github.com/imroc/req/v3 Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
github.com/imroc/req/v3 Go | All versions | 3.43.4 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-45258?
Upgrade github.com/imroc/req to 3.43.4 or later.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2024-45258 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45258 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj55-gc7m-wvcq, GO-2024-3098.