CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74881

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.

Risk Assessment

Users may be tricked into performing unauthorized actions in the API, potentially leading to data breaches or unauthorized operations.

Recommendation

Update openssl_encrypt to version 1.4.0 or later and configure CORS with specific allowed origins and disable allow_credentials if not necessary.

Original NVD description (English source)

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS