# CVE-2024-47084: CORS origin validation is not performed when the request has a cookie in Gradio

- Also known as: GHSA-3C67-5HWX-F6WX, PYSEC-2024-196
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.44, 4.44.0
- Published: 2024-10-10 · Updated: 2024-10-11

## Affected

- gradio-app gradio: fixed in 4.44
- gradio (PyPI): fixed in 4.44.0

## Description

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability is related to **CORS origin validation**, where the Gradio server fails to validate the request origin when a cookie is present. This allows an attacker’s website to make unauthorized requests to a local Gradio server. Potentially, attackers can upload files, steal authentication tokens, and access user data if the victim visits a malicious website while logged into Gradio. This impacts users who have deployed Gradio locally and use basic authentication. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>4.44` to address this issue. As a workaround, users can manually enforce stricter CORS origin validation by modifying the `CustomCORSMiddleware` class in their local Gradio server code. Specifically, they can bypass the condition that skips CORS validation for requests containing cookies to prevent potential exploitation.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/security/advisories/GHSA-3c67-5hwx-f6wx

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