CVE-2020-24553
Publication date 2 September 2020
Last updated 18 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Go before 1.14.8 and 1.15.x before 1.15.1 allows XSS because text/html is the default for CGI/FCGI handlers that lack a Content-Type header.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| golang-1.10 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2 
                                
                               
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
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| golang-1.15 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang-1.8 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang-1.14 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2 
                                
                               
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang-1.13 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang-1.6 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
                      |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| golang-1.9 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | 
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score | 
                      
                      
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| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | None | 
| User interaction | Required | 
| Scope | Changed | 
| Confidentiality | Low | 
| Integrity impact | Low | 
| Availability impact | None | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4758-1
 - Go vulnerability
 - 8 March 2021
 
Other references
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/8wqlSbkLdPs
 - https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2020-004/-inconsistent-behavior-of-gos-cgi-and-fastcgi-transport-may-lead-to-cross-site-scripting
 - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159049/Go-CGI-FastCGI-Transport-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
 - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/5
 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24553