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CVE-2024-6221

Improper Access Control in corydolphin/flask-cors

Published: Aug 18, 2024Updated: Apr 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-284
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in corydolphin/flask-cors version 4.0.1 allows the `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network` CORS header to be set to true by default. This behavior can expose private network resources to unauthorized external access, leading to significant security risks such as data breaches, unauthorized access to sensitive information, and potential network intrusions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PyPiСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
flask-corscorydolphin
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Flask-CorsPyPIOSS Libraries
corydolphin/flask-corscorydolphin
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
corydolphinoss-projectOSS Librariesaka corydolphin
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/a42935fc-6f57-4818-bca4-3d528235df4d
huntr.com
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/
repo.red-soft.ru
https://github.com/corydolphin/flask-cors/commit/03aa3f8e2256437f7bad96422a747b98ab5e31bf
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2024
Last Updated
Apr 7, 2025

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