GHSA-hv2w-8mjj-jw22
MCP Java SDK has a Hardcoded Wildcard CORS (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *)
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-core | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Maven | io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-core | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Maven | io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-core | < 0.18.3 | 0.18.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
**Hardcoded Wildcard CORS (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * )**
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/blob/main/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/transport/HttpServletSseServerTransportProvider.java#L289
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/blob/main/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/transport/HttpServletStreamableServerTransportProvider.java#L525
### Attack Scenario
An attacker-controlled web page instructs the victim's browser to open GET https://internal-mcp-server/sse. Because Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * allows cross-origin SSE reads, the attacker's page receives the endpoint event — which contains the session ID. The attacker can then POST to that endpoint from their page using the victim's browser as a relay.
### Comparison with python-sdk
No Access-Control-Allow-Origin header is emitted by either Python transport. The browser's default same-origin policy remains in full effect.
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/src/mcp/server/sse.py
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/src/mcp/server/streamable_http.py
### Recommendation
In the SDK, the transport layer should not own CORS policy. Server implementors who need cross-origin access can add a CORS filter at the servlet filter or Spring Security layer.
### Reference
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/HTTP_Headers_Cheat_Sheet.html#access-control-allow-origin
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-hv2w-8mjj-jw22
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34237
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/HTTP_Headers_Cheat_Sheet.html#access-control-allow-origin
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/blob/main/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/transport/HttpServletSseSer…
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/blob/main/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/transport/HttpServletStream…