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CVE-2022-1996: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in emicklei/go-restful
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2022-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-639
Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository emicklei/go-restful prior to v3.8.0.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36
- Go-Restful Project Go-Restful: before 2.16.0; from 3.0.0 before 3.8.0 — fixed in 2.16.0, 3.8.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Go-Restful Project Go-Restful 2.16.0, 3.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful/commit/fd3c327a379ce08c68ef18765bdc925f5d9bad10
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/be837427-415c-4d8c-808b-62ce20aa84f1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/575BLJ3Y2EQBRNTFR2OSQQ6L2W6UCST3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBDD3Q23RCGAGHIXUCWBU6N3S4RNAKXB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RQXU752ALW53OJAF5MG3WMR5CCZVLWW6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SO5QC2JFW2PXBWAE27OYYYL5SPFUBHTY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W56PP46JVZEKCANBKXFKRVSBBRRMCY6V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z55VUVGO7E5PJFXIOVAY373NZRHBNCI5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGQKWD6SE75PFBPFVSZYAKAVXKBZXKWS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZY2SLWOQR4ZURQ7UBRZ7JIX6H6F5JHJR/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220923-0005/
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful/commit/fd3c327a379ce08c68ef18765bdc925f5d9bad10
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