GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-35hp-hqmv-8qg8 Fiber's cache middleware default key generator ignores query string, causing response mix-up across distinct query parameters
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-30246
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-436, CWE-524
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-28
Affected packages
• Go github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3: < 3.2.0 → fixed in 3.2.0
Description
Summary
Fiber cache middleware's default key generator uses only `c.Path()` and does not include the query string.
As a result, requests like `/?id=1` and `/?id=2` can map to the same cache key and share the same cached response.
This can cause response mix-up (cache poisoning-like behavior) for endpoints where response content depends on query parameters.
Details
Default configuration in cache middleware:
• `KeyGenerator: func(c fiber.Ctx) string { return utils.CopyString(c.Path()) }`
References:
• https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/blob/main/middleware/cache/config.go#L90-L92
• https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/blob/main/middleware/cache/cache_test.go#L599-L621
The existing test demonstrates that when handler output depends on query parameter `id`, a second request with a different query still returns the first cached response (cache hit), confirming query is not part of the default cache key.
PoC
Minimal PoC:
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3/middleware/cache"
)
func main() {
app := fiber.New()
app.Use(cache.New()) // default config
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendString(c.Query("id", "1"))
})
log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}
```
Reproduction:
1. `GET /?id=1`
• Cache miss
• Response body: `1`
2. `GET /?id=2`
• Cache hit
• Response body: `1` (expected `2`)
Local verification command used:
```bash
go test ./middleware/cache -run Test_Cache_WithNoCacheRequestDirective -count=1
```
Observed result: test passes, confirming this is current behavior.
Impact
• Responses that should vary by query parameters can be mixed between requests.
• In real deployments, this may leak or corrupt user/tenant-specific content if query parameters influence context or data selection.
• This is deployment-dependent but security-relevant, and not safe-by-default for query-variant responses.
Suggested remediation
• Change default cache key generation to include path + normalized query string (or canonicalized original URL).
• Keep ability for custom key generators.
• Add explicit documentation warning that path-only keying is unsafe for query-dependent responses.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-30246 Fiber is a web framework for Go. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/security/advisories/GHSA-35hp-hqmv-8qg8 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30246 advisory
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/050ff1ff18511c1475b8ec627460216aaecddd4e web
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/9a0d12c07ed895b84c72987f9288b04137afe5de web
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber package
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/blob/main/middleware/cache/cache_test.go#L599-L621 web
- https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/blob/main/middleware/cache/config.go#L90-L92 web