GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f The `GET /?redirect` endpoint in `goshs` v2.0.0-beta.6 performs an HTTP redirect to any attacker-supplied `url=` value and write
Attackers can exploit unauthenticated open redirect and header injection in goshs to bypass security controls and fingerprint stealth deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f?
GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f is a vulnerability in github.com/patrickhener/goshs, published on 14 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Summary
The GET /?redirect endpoint in goshs v2.0.0-beta.6 performs an HTTP redirect to any attacker-supplied url= value and writes any attacker-supplied header=Name: Value pair into the response, without scheme/host validation, without a header-name allow-list, without authentication in the default deployment, and without the checkCSRF() guard that GHSA-jrq5-hg6x-j6g3 added to the other state-changing GET routes (?mkdir, ?delete). The same dispatcher also lacks an fs.Invisible branch, so the endpoint stays responsive in -I stealth mode and reliably fingerprints an "invisible" goshs deployment with a single request.
Details
httpserver/handler.go:222-228 — the dispatcher gates ?redirect only with denyForTokenAccess (which only blocks share-token callers). It does not check fs.Invisible and does not call checkCSRF:
if _, ok := req.URL.Query()["redirect"]; ok {
if denyForTokenAccess(w, req) {
return true
}
fs.handleRedirect(w, req)
return true
}
httpserver/handler.go:753-787 — handleRedirect:
func (fs *FileServer) handleRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
q := req.URL.Query()
target := q.Get("url") // (1) no scheme/host validation
if target == "" { /* 400 */ }
status := http.StatusFound
if s := q.Get("status"); s != "" { // (2) only constrained to 3xx
code, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
if err != nil || code < 300 || code > 399 { /* 400 */ }
status = code
}
for _, h := range q["header"] { // (3) arbitrary header set
parts := strings.SplitN(h, ": ", 2)
if len(parts) != 2 || strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]) == "" { /* 400 */ }
w.Header().Set(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]), parts[1])
}
http.Redirect(w, req, target, status) // (4) attacker Location
body := fs.emitCollabEvent(req, status)
logger.LogRequest(req, status, fs.Verbose, fs.Webhook, body)
}
httpserver/server.go:85-100 — BasicAuthMiddleware is registered only when fs.User != "" || fs.Pass != ""; the default goshs invocation has neither, so ?redirect is open to anyone on the network.Give all details on the vulnerability. Pointing to the incriminated source code is very helpful for the maintainer.
PoC
poc.zip Please extract the uploaded compressed file before proceeding
- docker build -t goshs-poc .
- sh poc.sh
<img width="1379" height="197" alt="스크린샷 2026-04-13 오후 8 04 20" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a557846f-47c7-4640-9fc5-34aa099d1a57" />
Impact
- Cross-subdomain session fixation —
Set-Cookie: …; Domain=.corp.comlands a fixed session on every sibling app on the parent domain. - TLS downgrade —
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=0invalidates prior HSTS state for the origin, enabling MITM on subsequent visits.
Which versions are affected by GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/patrickhener/goshs and github.com/patrickhener/goshs/v2.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/patrickhener/goshs Go | All versions | None |
github.com/patrickhener/goshs Go | All versions to 1.1.4 | None |
github.com/patrickhener/goshs Go | All versions to 1.1.4 | None |
github.com/patrickhener/goshs/v2 Go | All versions | None |
github.com/patrickhener/goshs/v2 Go | All versions to 2.0.0-beta.6 | None |
github.com/patrickhener/goshs/v2 Go | All versions to 2.0.0-beta.6 | None |
How do I fix GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f?
No fix has been published for GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-7qx6-f23w-3w7f in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GO-2026-5232.