mediumVulnerability

GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv

### Summary Both standalone servers configure CORS with `allow_origins=["*"]`, `allow_credentials=True`, `allow_methods=["*"]`, and `allow_headers=["*"]`. ### Affected Code ```python # server/key-server/app/main.py:86-92 # server/telemetry-server/app/main.py:23-29 app.add_middleware( CORSMiddleware, allow_origins=settings.cors_origins, # defaults to ["*"] allow_credentials=True, allow_methods=["*"], allow_headers=["*"], ) ``` The docker-compose file (`openssl_encrypt_server/docker-compose.yml:75`) also defaults `CORS_ORIGINS` to `*`, and `.env.example` ships with `CORS_ORIGINS=*`. ### Impact This is the most permissive CORS configuration possible, allowing any website to make fully credentialed cross-origin requests to the API. An attacker's website could make authenticated API calls on behalf of any user who visits it. ### Recommended Fix - Remove wildcard defaults — require explicit origin configuration - Never combine `allow_origins=["*"]` with `allow_credentials=True` - Update `.env.example` with placeholder domains instead of `*` ### Fix Fixed in commit `809416b` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — changed CORS default from ["*"] to [] in both key-server and telemetry-server; added validation rejecting wildcard when debug=False.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv
severity
medium
summary
openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers
cve_id
GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-04-01T21:12:37Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv
ghsa_updated
2026-04-01T21:12:38Z

Related Entities (3)

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/openssl-encrypt

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Incorrect Authorization

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