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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 CORS Misconfiguration via Wildcard Origins
Weaknesses CWE-942
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:36:30.762Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T10:36:18.506Z

Link: CVE-2026-74881

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:36:26.373Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T11:16:42.723

Modified: 2026-08-17T18:18:15.583

Link: CVE-2026-74881

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T12:45:03Z