Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE is an open redirect in go-chi/chi's RedirectSlashes behavior. A victim may see a trusted domain but be redirected to an attacker-controlled site. The listed severity is medium, mainly because user interaction is required and the direct technical impact is limited.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority web application issue. It is unlikely to enable direct infrastructure compromise, but it can damage user trust and support phishing when present on branded public sites.
Technical view
The record describes CWE-601 in go-chi/chi >=5.2.2 RedirectSlashes. A remote unauthenticated attacker could cause a victim user to follow a redirect from the legitimate application domain to a malicious website. CVSS 3.1 is 4.7 with network access, low complexity, changed scope, and required user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Go web services using go-chi/chi >=5.2.2 with RedirectSlashes enabled on routes reachable by users, especially public-facing login, account, or customer portals.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited active exploitation. Abuse would likely require convincing a user to follow a crafted link and could support phishing or trust abuse rather than direct server compromise.
Researcher notes
Affected metadata in the bundle is incomplete, listing vendor and product as n/a while the description names go-chi/chi >=5.2.2. Do not assume a fixed version from this bundle alone; use the advisory for authoritative remediation details.
Mitigation direction
- Identify services using go-chi/chi and RedirectSlashes.
- Check the GitHub advisory for patched versions or official workaround guidance.
- Prioritize public-facing applications and authentication-adjacent flows.
- Review redirect handling so off-domain redirects are not trusted security signals.
- Monitor the CVE and advisory for updated affected-version details.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Go dependencies for go-chi/chi usage.
- Inspect routing middleware for RedirectSlashes enablement.
- Safely verify slash-normalization requests cannot redirect users off-domain.
- Confirm remediation against the GitHub advisory before closing tickets.
- Document any exposed routes and compensating controls.
Public sources used
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CWE-601: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:R
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CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:R2.81.4mitreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:R
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/go-chi/chi/security/advisories/GHSA-mqqf-5wvp-8fh8CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.