CVE-2024-47084CWE-285

CORS origin validation is not performed when the request has a cookie in Gradio

Medium · published October 10, 2024

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability is related to **CORS origin validation**, where the Gradio server fails to validate the request origin when a cookie is present. This allows an attacker’s website to make unauthorized requests to a local Gradio server. Potentially, attackers can upload files, steal authentication tokens, and access user data if the victim visits a malicious website while logged into Gradio. This impacts users who have deployed Gradio locally and use basic authentication. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>4.44` to address this issue. As a workaround, users can manually enforce stricter CORS origin validation by modifying the `CustomCORSMiddleware` class in their local Gradio server code. Specifically, they can bypass the condition that skips CORS validation for requests containing cookies to prevent potential exploitation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00532 · 44.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2024-10-10T21:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 OCT 21:53Z
    CORS origin validation is not performed when the request has a cookie in Gradio
    cvelistv5