CVE-2024-25124 | Fiber has Insecure CORS Configuration, Allowing Wildcard Origin with Credentials

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Fiber is a web framework written in go. Prior to version 2.52.1, the CORS middleware allows for insecure configurations that could potentially expose the application to multiple CORS-related vulnerabilities. Specifically, it allows setting the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header to a wildcard (`*`) while also having the Access-Control-Allow-Credentials set to true, which goes against recommended security best practices. The impact of this misconfiguration is high as it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data and expose the system to various types of attacks listed in the PortSwigger article linked in the references. Version 2.52.1 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, users may manually validate the CORS configurations in their implementation to ensure that they do not allow a wildcard origin when credentials are enabled. The browser fetch api, as well as browsers and utilities that enforce CORS policies, are not affected by this.

Published: 2024-02-21 Last update: 2025-02-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-25124 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-25124

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-25124

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-28 0.56% 0.50% -0.06%
2 2026-04-23 0.48% 0.56% +0.07%
3 2026-03-11 0.48%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-25124

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.4 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 5.5 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-25124

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-25124

GHSA-fmg4-x8pw-hjhg · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: go — Fiber has Insecure CORS Configuration, Allowing Wildcard Origin with Credentials

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-25124

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gofiber fiber < 2.52.1 cpe:2.3:a:gofiber:fiber:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

References for CVE-2024-25124

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http://blog.portswigger.net/2016/10/exploiting-cors-misconfigurations-for.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/javascript/js-cors-misconfiguration-for-credentials Technical Description
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS/Errors/CORSNotSupportingCredentials Technical Description
https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#cors-protocol-and-credentials Technical Description
https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/f0cd3b44b086544a37886232d0530601f2406c23 Patch
https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.1 Release Notes
https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/security/advisories/GHSA-fmg4-x8pw-hjhg Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://saturncloud.io/blog/cors-cannot-use-wildcard-in-accesscontrolalloworigin-when-credentials-flag-is-true Broken Link
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