GHSA-7WW3-XVF5-CXWM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-05 22:20 – Updated: 2026-05-05 22:20
VLAI?
Summary
ciguard: Web UI is missing HTTP defence-in-depth headers
Details
Summary
ciguard's FastAPI Web UI (src/ciguard/web/app.py) does not set HTTP defence-in-depth headers. OWASP ZAP baseline scan flagged 11 alerts: missing Content-Security-Policy (Medium), X-Frame-Options (Medium), Sub-Resource-Integrity on /api/docs (Medium), COOP / COEP / CORP (Low), Permissions-Policy (Low), X-Content-Type-Options (Low).
Threat scenario
For local-only deployment (current intent): minimal — there's no untrusted browser context, no third-party hosting, no auth surface to protect.
For public hosting (PRD Slice 9 GitHub App or hosted dashboard, future): each missing header reduces a defence layer:
- Missing CSP → injected XSS would have no second-line defence (first-line Jinja autoescape remains intact)
- Missing X-Frame-Options → clickjacking against any UI button would be possible
- Missing SRI on jsdelivr-hosted Swagger UI → if jsdelivr were compromised, attacker JS would run in the docs page context
Patch
- New
SecurityHeadersMiddlewareatsrc/ciguard/web/security_headers.pyinjecting: X-Content-Type-Options nosniff, X-Frame-Options DENY, Referrer-Policy no-referrer, Permissions-Policyinterest-cohort=(), Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy same-origin, Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy same-origin, plus per-path CSP with/api/docs+/api/redoccarve-out for cdn.jsdelivr.net (Swagger UI / ReDoc dependency). - COEP intentionally NOT set: would break Swagger UI's cross-origin assets, and ciguard makes no SharedArrayBuffer use that would benefit.
- Registered via
app.add_middleware(SecurityHeadersMiddleware). - 6 regression tests in
tests/test_web.py::TestSecurityHeaders.
Discovery
Found by OWASP ZAP baseline scan during ciguard's first self-conducted pentest cycle, 2026-04-26.
CVSS Scoring
- CVSS v3.1:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N— 4.3 (Medium per v3.1 thresholds) - CVSS v4.0:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N— first.org calc 4.3 (Low); GitHub's calc 2.1 (Low). All consistent at Low/borderline.
Verification
$ curl -sI http://127.0.0.1:8080/ | grep -E '^(X-Frame|X-Content|Referrer|Permissions|Cross-Origin|Content-Security):'
# Pre-fix: empty
# Post-fix: 7 headers present
Resources
Severity ?
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.8.1"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "ciguard"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.1.0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.8.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-05T22:20:04Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "## Summary\n\nciguard\u0027s FastAPI Web UI (`src/ciguard/web/app.py`) does not set HTTP defence-in-depth headers. OWASP ZAP baseline scan flagged 11 alerts: missing Content-Security-Policy (Medium), X-Frame-Options (Medium), Sub-Resource-Integrity on `/api/docs` (Medium), COOP / COEP / CORP (Low), Permissions-Policy (Low), X-Content-Type-Options (Low).\n\n## Threat scenario\n\nFor local-only deployment (current intent): minimal \u2014 there\u0027s no untrusted browser context, no third-party hosting, no auth surface to protect.\n\nFor public hosting (PRD Slice 9 GitHub App or hosted dashboard, future): each missing header reduces a defence layer:\n\n- Missing CSP \u2192 injected XSS would have no second-line defence (first-line Jinja autoescape remains intact)\n- Missing X-Frame-Options \u2192 clickjacking against any UI button would be possible\n- Missing SRI on jsdelivr-hosted Swagger UI \u2192 if jsdelivr were compromised, attacker JS would run in the docs page context\n\n## Patch\n\n- New `SecurityHeadersMiddleware` at `src/ciguard/web/security_headers.py` injecting: X-Content-Type-Options nosniff, X-Frame-Options DENY, Referrer-Policy no-referrer, Permissions-Policy `interest-cohort=()`, Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy same-origin, Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy same-origin, plus per-path CSP with `/api/docs` + `/api/redoc` carve-out for cdn.jsdelivr.net (Swagger UI / ReDoc dependency).\n- COEP intentionally NOT set: would break Swagger UI\u0027s cross-origin assets, and ciguard makes no SharedArrayBuffer use that would benefit.\n- Registered via `app.add_middleware(SecurityHeadersMiddleware)`.\n- 6 regression tests in `tests/test_web.py::TestSecurityHeaders`.\n\n## Discovery\n\nFound by OWASP ZAP baseline scan during ciguard\u0027s first self-conducted pentest cycle, 2026-04-26.\n\n## CVSS Scoring\n\n- CVSS v3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N` \u2014 4.3 (Medium per v3.1 thresholds)\n- CVSS v4.0: `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N` \u2014 first.org calc 4.3 (Low); GitHub\u0027s calc 2.1 (Low). All consistent at Low/borderline.\n\n## Verification\n\n```\n$ curl -sI http://127.0.0.1:8080/ | grep -E \u0027^(X-Frame|X-Content|Referrer|Permissions|Cross-Origin|Content-Security):\u0027\n# Pre-fix: empty\n# Post-fix: 7 headers present\n```\n\n## Resources\n\n- Fix released in [v0.8.2](https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.2)\n- CI regression gate added in [v0.8.3](https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.3)",
"id": "GHSA-7ww3-xvf5-cxwm",
"modified": "2026-05-05T22:20:04Z",
"published": "2026-05-05T22:20:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/security/advisories/GHSA-7ww3-xvf5-cxwm"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "ciguard: Web UI is missing HTTP defence-in-depth headers"
}
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