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openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 CORS Misconfiguration via Wildcard Origins

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-74881

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-74881

openssl_encrypt

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "jahlives",
    "product": "openssl_encrypt",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-74881

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#12865 · Revision 1
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