JLSEC-2026-614 json
WebSocket default Origin check ignores scheme and port in HTTP.jl
published 4mo ago modified 3mo ago
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Summary
### Description
The default WebSocket Origin validator (`_origin_allowed_default`) only enforced the host component of the same-origin tuple. It never checked the Origin's scheme, and when the request `Host` header carried no explicit port (the norm for default-port 80/443 servers, where browsers omit the port) it fell through to a hostname-only comparison that discarded the Origin's port. As a result a `wss://example.com` server accepted cross-scheme/cross-port origins such as `http://example.com` or `http://example.com:8080`.
### Impact
An attacker controlling another scheme or port on the same hostname could open an authenticated WebSocket from a victim's browser using the victim's cookies (cross-site WebSocket hijacking).
### Patches
Fixed in HTTP.jl v2.4.0. `_origin_allowed_default` now requires the Origin's scheme to match the server transport and compares effective ports, substituting the scheme default port (443 when secure, else 80) when the `Host` header omits one and handling bracketed IPv6 literals. The `server_secure` flag is plumbed through all upgrade call sites; the empty-Origin allowance, cross-host rejection, and malformed-Origin rejection are preserved.
Reported to the JuliaLang security team through Anthropic's Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure program.
Patch / fix
- julia HTTP 2.4.0
- github.com/JuliaWeb/HTTP.jl@1c707a2 commit
- github.com/JuliaWeb/HTTP.jl#1316 pull request
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| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| julia | HTTP | <2.4.0 |
2.4.0 |
References
Sources
- OSV JLSEC-2026-614
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