CVE-2024-47165CWE-285

CORS origin validation accepts the null origin in Gradio

Medium · published October 10, 2024

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability relates to **CORS origin validation accepting a null origin**. When a Gradio server is deployed locally, the `localhost_aliases` variable includes "null" as a valid origin. This allows attackers to make unauthorized requests from sandboxed iframes or other sources with a null origin, potentially leading to data theft, such as user authentication tokens or uploaded files. This impacts users running Gradio locally, especially those using basic authentication. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>=5.0` to address this issue. As a workaround, users can manually modify the `localhost_aliases` list in their local Gradio deployment to exclude "null" as a valid origin. By removing this value, the Gradio server will no longer accept requests from sandboxed iframes or sources with a null origin, mitigating the potential for 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:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00298 · 21.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2024-10-10T21:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 OCT 21:50Z
    CORS origin validation accepts the null origin in Gradio
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