# CVE-2020-36569: Authentication bypass in github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth

- Also known as: GO-2020-0004, GHSA-HRM3-3XM6-X33H
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896
- Published: 2022-12-27 · Updated: 2025-04-11

## Affected

- github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth: from 0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4, fixed in 0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896
- github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth (Go): from 0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4, fixed in 0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896

## Description

Authentication is globally bypassed in github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth between v0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4 and v0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896 if ListenAndServe is called with an empty token.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.0-20200131131040-063a3fb69896) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth/pull/5
- https://github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth/commit/063a3fb69896acf985759f0fe3851f15973993f3
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0004

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