CVE-2021-32677

FastAPI is a web framework for building APIs with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints. FastAPI versions lower than 0.65.2 that used cookies for authentication in path operations that received JSON payloads sent by browsers were vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. In versions lower than 0.65.2, FastAPI would try to read the request payload as JSON even if the content-type header sent was not set to application/json or a compatible JSON media type (e.g. application/geo+json). A request with a content type of text/plain containing JSON data would be accepted and the JSON data would be extracted. Requests with content type text/plain are exempt from CORS preflights, for being considered Simple requests. The browser will execute them right away including cookies, and the text content could be a JSON string that would be parsed and accepted by the FastAPI application. This is fixed in FastAPI 0.65.2. The request data is now parsed as JSON only if the content-type header is application/json or another JSON compatible media type like application/geo+json. It's best to upgrade to the latest FastAPI, but if updating is not possible then a middleware or a dependency that checks the content-type header and aborts the request if it is not application/json or another JSON compatible content type can act as a mitigating workaround.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tiangolo:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Feb 2024, 20:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Tiangolo fastapi
Tiangolo
CPE cpe:2.3:a:fastapi_project:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tiangolo:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

24 Jun 2021, 14:31

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 5.8
v3 : 8.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:fastapi_project:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/commit/fa7e3c996edf2d5482fff8f9d890ac2390dede4d - (MISC) https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/commit/fa7e3c996edf2d5482fff8f9d890ac2390dede4d - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MATAWX25TYKNEKLDMKWNLYDB34UWTROA/ - (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MATAWX25TYKNEKLDMKWNLYDB34UWTROA/ - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/security/advisories/GHSA-8h2j-cgx8-6xv7 - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/security/advisories/GHSA-8h2j-cgx8-6xv7 - Third Party Advisory

18 Jun 2021, 07:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-352
References
  • (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MATAWX25TYKNEKLDMKWNLYDB34UWTROA/ -

09 Jun 2021, 19:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-06-09 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-12 20:04


NVD link : CVE-2021-32677

Mitre link : CVE-2021-32677

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-32677


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Products Affected

tiangolo

  • fastapi

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)