USN-8983-1

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    USN-8983-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: golang-github-gin-contrib-cors vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the Gin CORS middleware incorrectly handled wildcards at the end of origin strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the configured origin restrictions.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8983-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-25211

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang-github-gin-contrib-cors

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-gin-contrib-cors?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.3.0-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-8983-1 | CVE-DB