Vulnerabilities in pkg:golang/github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/session

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-98j2-3j3p-fw2v",
  "modified" : "2025-10-02T15:37:56Z",
  "published" : "2024-07-01T20:35:03Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-38513" ],
  "summary" : "Session Middleware Token Injection Vulnerability",
  "details" : "A security vulnerability has been identified in the Fiber session middleware where a user can supply their own session_id value, leading to the creation of a session with that key.\n\n## Impact\nThe identified vulnerability is a session middleware issue in GoFiber versions 2 and above. This vulnerability allows users to supply their own session_id value, resulting in the creation of a session with that key. If a website relies on the mere presence of a session for security purposes, this can lead to significant security risks, including unauthorized access and session fixation attacks. All users utilizing GoFiber's session middleware in the affected versions are impacted.\n\n## Patches\nThe issue has been addressed in the latest patch. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to version 2.52.5 or higher to mitigate this vulnerability.\n\n## Workarounds\nUsers who are unable to upgrade immediately can apply the following workarounds to reduce the risk:\n\n1. **Validate Session IDs**: Implement additional validation to ensure session IDs are not supplied by the user and are securely generated by the server.\n2. **Session Management**: Regularly rotate session IDs and enforce strict session expiration policies.\n\n## References\nFor more information on session best practices:\n- [OWASP Session Management Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet.html)\n\nUsers are encouraged to review these references and take immediate action to secure their applications.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/gofiber/fiber"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "2.52.5"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 2.52.4"
    }
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "2.52.5"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 2.52.4"
    }
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/session"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "2.52.5"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 2.52.4"
    }
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/security/advisories/GHSA-98j2-3j3p-fw2v"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38513"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/66a881441b27322a331f1b526cf1eb6b3358a4d8"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/commit/7926e5bf4da03e54f62d27d53229d35b264cba8e"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/gofiber/fiber"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-384" ],
    "severity" : "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2024-07-01T20:35:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2024-07-01T19:15:05Z"
  }
}