GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- openssl-encrypt
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-01
Affected packages
• PyPI openssl-encrypt: < 1.4.0 → fixed in 1.4.0
Description
Summary
Both standalone servers configure CORS with `allow_origins=["*"]`, `allow_credentials=True`, `allow_methods=["*"]`, and `allow_headers=["*"]`.
Affected Code
```python
server/key-server/app/main.py:86-92
server/telemetry-server/app/main.py:23-29
app.add_middleware(
CORSMiddleware,
allow_origins=settings.cors_origins, # defaults to ["*"]
allow_credentials=True,
allow_methods=["*"],
allow_headers=["*"],
)
```
The docker-compose file (`openssl_encrypt_server/docker-compose.yml:75`) also defaults `CORS_ORIGINS` to `*`, and `.env.example` ships with `CORS_ORIGINS=*`.
Impact
This is the most permissive CORS configuration possible, allowing any website to make fully credentialed cross-origin requests to the API. An attacker's website could make authenticated API calls on behalf of any user who visits it.
Recommended Fix
• Remove wildcard defaults — require explicit origin configuration
• Never combine `allow_origins=["*"]` with `allow_credentials=True`
• Update `.env.example` with placeholder domains instead of `*`
Fix
Fixed in commit `809416b` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — changed CORS default from ["*"] to [] in both key-server and telemetry-server; added validation rejecting wildcard when debug=False.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness