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
CPE cpe:2.3:a:fastapi_project:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tiangolo:fastapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Tiangolo fastapi
Tiangolo

07 Nov 2023, 03:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MATAWX25TYKNEKLDMKWNLYDB34UWTROA/', 'name': 'FEDORA-2021-917e89c036', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'FEDORA'}
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MATAWX25TYKNEKLDMKWNLYDB34UWTROA/ -

Information

Published : 2021-06-09 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28


NVD link : CVE-2021-32677

Mitre link : CVE-2021-32677

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-32677


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Products Affected

fedoraproject

  • fedora

tiangolo

  • fastapi
CWE
CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)