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TI-2024-31533 Aliases CVE-2024-47165GHSA-89v2-pqfv-c5r9

CORS origin validation accepts the null origin in Gradio

Priority LOW 36CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability relates to **CORS origin validation accepting a null origin**. When a Gradio server is deployed locally, the `localhost_aliases` variable includes "null" as a valid origin. This allows attackers to make unauthorized requests from sandboxed iframes or other sources with a null origin, potentially leading to data theft, such as user authentication tokens or uploaded files. This impacts users running Gradio locally, especially those using basic authentication. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>=5.0` to address this issue. As a workaround, users can manually modify the `localhost_aliases` list in their local Gradio deployment to exclude "null" as a valid origin. By removing this value, the Gradio server will no longer accept requests from sandboxed iframes or sources with a null origin, mitigating the potential for exploitation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed gradio (gradio-app): 5.0gradio (PyPI): 5.0.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gradio-appgradiobefore 5.05.0Patch availableCNA
—gradio (PyPI)before 5.0.05.0.0Patch availableGHSA-89v2-pqfv-c5r9
  • gradio Vendorgradio-app Affected before 5.0 Fixed in 5.0 Patch available CNA
  • gradio (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available GHSA-89v2-pqfv-c5r9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 5.0.0Vulnerablegradio-app
  • cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·gradio-app

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA gradio (gradio-app) Fixed in 5.0
  • Fix · GHSA-89v2-pqfv-c5r9 gradio (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89v2-pqfv-c5r9

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-26222 Gradio v4.36.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01607 Local File Inclusion in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-00889 LFI in Gradio CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-16852 Gradio Blocked Path ACL Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-22690 Gradio has SSRF via Malicious `proxy_url` Injection in `gr.load()` Config Processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-09866 Path Traversal in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
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