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CVE-2020-24553 (GCVE-0-2020-24553)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-02 16:25 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:12
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Summary
Go before 1.14.8 and 1.15.x before 1.15.1 allows XSS because text/html is the default for CGI/FCGI handlers that lack a Content-Type header.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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