GHSA-23wf-92cp-8pcj
Echo has Arbitrary Scheme Injection in WWWRedirect/NonWWWRedirect Middlewares via X-Forwarded-Proto
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/labstack/echo/v5 | < 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 |
| Go | github.com/labstack/echo/v4 | < 4.15.2 | 4.15.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
The `c.Scheme()` method in Echo (`context.go:162-181`) trusts the `X-Forwarded-Proto`, `X-Forwarded-Protocol`, and `X-Url-Scheme` request headers without validating that the value is `http` or `https`. The `WWWRedirect()` and `NonWWWRedirect()` middlewares use this unsanitized scheme to construct redirect URLs, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary URI schemes into the `Location` response header.
## Affected Components
- `context.go:162-181` - `Scheme()` method returns attacker-controlled value verbatim
- `middleware/redirect.go:172-184` - `redirectWWW`/`redirectNonWWW` use unsanitized scheme
## Proof of Concept
```
GET /path HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Forwarded-Proto: javascript
Response:
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: javascript://www.example.com/path
```
Confirmed injectable schemes: `javascript`, `data`, `vbscript`, `file`, `ftp`, `ssh`, `telnet`, `gopher`.
Only `WWWRedirect()` and `NonWWWRedirect()` (and `WithConfig` variants) are affected. `HTTPSRedirect`, `HTTPSWWWRedirect`, `HTTPSNonWWWRedirect` are NOT affected (they hardcode `https://`).
## Impact
- Open redirect to arbitrary scheme URLs when app is not behind a proxy that strips `X-Forwarded-Proto`
- Cache poisoning when behind a CDN that caches redirect responses keyed by path
- `file://` scheme injection could trigger file access in some browser configurations
## Suggested Fix
Whitelist scheme in `c.Scheme()` to only return `http` or `https`:
```go
func (c *Context) Scheme() string {
if c.IsTLS() {
return "https"
}
if scheme := c.request.Header.Get(HeaderXForwardedProto); scheme != "" {
scheme = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(scheme))
if scheme == "https" {
return "https"
}
}
return "http"
}
```
## Disclosure
Source code review, manually verified with actual HTTP server. Tested on Echo v5.0.4 (latest master).
## Patches
Fixed in `github.com/labstack/echo/v5` v5.1.1 and `github.com/labstack/echo/v4` v4.15.2. `Context.Scheme()` now accepts only `http`, `https`, `ws` or `wss` from the `X-Forwarded-Proto`, `X-Forwarded-Protocol` and `X-Url-Scheme` headers, and falls back to `http` for any other value (#2953).
## Workarounds
Upgrade to a patched version. If you cannot upgrade, have your edge proxy overwrite or remove the `X-Forwarded-Proto`, `X-Forwarded-Protocol` and `X-Url-Scheme` request headers.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/security/advisories/GHSA-23wf-92cp-8pcj
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/pull/2953
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/ca4f38a474302aabee93c66bdd0052359882e181
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/d1d8ad3f99dd9b80542cd0c357d56a8916c515df
- https://github.com/labstack/echo
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v4.15.2
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v5.1.1