Medium

openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers

  • Disclosed: 01.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:18

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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) openssl-encrypt < 1.4.0 1.4.0

References

CVSS score -
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
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
openssl-encrypt
Disclosed
01.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 15:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3977 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: openssl-encrypt

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (60) in the archive
Total entries
60
First → latest
03.2026 08.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 1
  • Medium 15
  • Unrated 42

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 60
Severity:
  1. openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers this entry
    Medium CVE-2026-74881 < 1.4.0 1.4.0

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