FKIE_CVE-2021-4236

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-27 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:19
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Web Sockets do not execute any AuthenticateMethod methods which may be set, leading to a nil pointer dereference if the returned UserData pointer is assumed to be non-nil, or authentication bypass. This issue only affects WebSockets with an AuthenticateMethod hook. Request handlers that do not explicitly use WebSockets are not vulnerable.
References
security@golang.orghttps://github.com/ecnepsnai/web/commit/5a78f8d5c41ce60dcf9f61aaf47a7a8dc3e0002fPatch, Third Party Advisory
security@golang.orghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0107Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ecnepsnai/web/commit/5a78f8d5c41ce60dcf9f61aaf47a7a8dc3e0002fPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0107Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
web_project web *
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