medium6.1
CVE-2026-118656
Echo has Open Redirect via Control-Character Prefix Defeating sanitizeURI
Impact
Echo is a Go web framework. Prior to 4.16.0 and 5.4.0, sanitizeURI checks only the first two bytes of a redirect target before deciding whether it begins with an absolute-path separator pair. When AddTrailingSlash or RemoveTrailingSlash is configured with a redirect status, a slash, TAB, separator path form can evade the guard, be emitted in the Location header, and be normalized by a browser into an attacker-controlled host. This issue is fixed in 4.16.0 and 5.4.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/labstack/echo/v5 | < 5.4.0 | 5.4.0 |
| go | github.com/labstack/echo/v4 | < 4.16.0 | 4.16.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v753-g4cw-jm48
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/security/advisories/GHSA-v753-g4cw-jm48
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/b838391e2eade87ae7e5a09d7bb5087bec271ec1
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/fc410094b2f3415cf2bf5204082137b205bfd5af
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v4.16.0
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v5.4.0