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CORS null Origin Allowed

Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a way to punch hole in the security brought by a browser. If it is not done carefully, it may result into security vulnerabilities. CORS is an HTTP-header that allows a server to indicate any origins (domain, scheme, or port) other than its own from which a browser should permit loading resources. `null` can be set by server for various reasons including support for local development. However, whitelisting `null` could be dangerous as some crafted requests e.g. `iframe` can have `null` origin and allows an adversary to access the resource cross-domain.

Remediation

Do not set `null` origin.

Metadata

  • Severity: informational
  • Slug: cors-null-origin-allowed

CWEs

  • 346: Origin Validation Error

OWASP

  • A07:2021: Identification and Authentication Failures

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