HTTP response splitting in github.com/gin-gonic/gin
Priority LOW 34CWE-444Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
This affects all versions of package github.com/gin-gonic/gin. When gin is exposed directly to the internet, a client's IP can be spoofed by setting the X-Forwarded-For header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01332 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go): 1.7.7Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/gin-gonic/gin | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go) | before 1.7.7 | 1.7.7 | Patch available | GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq |
- github.com/gin-gonic/gin Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.7 Fixed in 1.7.7 Patch available GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go) Fixed in 1.7.7 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28483
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq
References
Other 17
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2474%23issuecomment-729696437
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/issues/2232
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/issues/2473
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/issues/2862
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2474
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2474#23issuecomment-729696437
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2632
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2675
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2844
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2844/files#diff-e6ce689a25eaef174c2dd51fe869fabbe04a6c6afbd416b23eda138c82e761baR1432
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/commit/03e5e05ae089bc989f1ca41841f05504d29e3fd9
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/commit/5929d521715610c9dd14898ebbe1d188d5de8937
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/commit/bfc8ca285eb46dad60e037d57c545cd260636711
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0052
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.7
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.0
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin
More Gin-gonic Gin vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18795 Arbitrary log line injection in github.com/gin-gonic/gin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11349 Improper input validation in github.com/gin-gonic/gin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2023-13781 Improper handling of filenames in Content-Disposition HTTP header in github.com/gin-gonic/gin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-28483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-28483 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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