Fiber: XSS in AutoFormat Content Negotiation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Fiber is a web framework for Go. Prior to 2.52.12 and 3.1.0, Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Go Fiber allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript by supplying Accept: text/html on any request whose handler passes attacker-influenced data to the AutoFormat() feature. The developer opts into content negotiation by calling AutoFormat(), but does not opt into raw HTML emission for a particular request; Fiber chooses that branch from attacker-controlled Accept. The html branch is the sole outlier in a method whose name (AutoFormat) and symmetrical structure actively telegraph "safe, format-agnostic reply." This vulnerability is fixed in 2.52.12 and 3.1.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gofiber | fiber | before 2.52.13; 3.0.0-beta.2 to before 3.1.0 | 2.52.13, 3.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 (Go) | before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv |
| — | github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 (Go) | before 2.52.13 | 2.52.13 | Patch available | GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv |
- fiber Vendorgofiber Affected before 2.52.13; 3.0.0-beta.2 to before 3.1.0 Fixed in 2.52.13, 3.1.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv
- github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.52.13 Fixed in 2.52.13 Patch available GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fiber (gofiber) Fixed in 2.52.13, 3.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.52.13 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv
References
More gofiber Fiber vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34555 Fiber Susceptible to Crash via `BodyParser` Due to Unvalidated Large Slice Index in Decoder CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-16578 Fiber has Insecure CORS Configuration, Allowing Wildcard Origin with Credentials CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-30446 Fiber panics when fiber.Ctx.BodyParser parses invalid range index CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-23477 github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 cache middleware can mix responses across query parameters CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-20922 Fiber has a Denial of Service Vulnerability via Route Parameter Overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-38670 Fiber: HSTS header never set in helmet middleware due to incorrect protocol check CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-42554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-42554 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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