GHSA-23wf-92cp-8pcj - Echo has Arbitrary Scheme Injection in WWWRedirect/NonWWWRedirect Middlewares via X-Forwarded-Proto
## Summary
The `c.Scheme()` method in Echo (`context.go:162-181`) trusts the `X-Forwarded-Proto`, `X-Forwarded-Protocol`, and `X-Url-Scheme` request headers without validating that the value is `http` or `https`. The `WWWRedirect()` and `NonWWWRedirect()` middlewares use this unsanitized scheme to construct redirect URLs, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary URI schemes into the `Location` response header.
## Affected Components
- `context.go:162-181` - `Scheme()` method returns attacker-controlled value verbatim
- `middleware/redirect.go:172-184` - `redirectWWW`/`redirectNonWWW` use unsanitized scheme
## Proof of Concept
```
GET /path HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Forwarded-Proto: javascript
Response:
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: javascript://www.example.com/path
```
Confirmed injectable schemes: `javascript`, `data`, `vbscript`, `file`, `ftp`, `ssh`, `telnet`, `gopher`.
Only `WWWRedirect()` and `NonWWWRedirect()` (and `WithConfig` variants) are affected. `HTTPSRedirect`, `HTTPSWWWRedirect`, `HTTPSNonWWWRedirect` are NOT affected (they hardcode `https://`).
## Impact
- Open redirect to arbitrary scheme URLs when app is not behind a proxy that strips `X-Forwarded-Proto`
- Cache poisoning when behind a CDN that caches redirect responses keyed by path
- `file://` scheme injection could trigger file access in some browser configurations
## Suggested Fix
Whitelist scheme in `c.Scheme()` to only return `http` or `https`:
```go
func (c *Context) Scheme() string {
if c.IsTLS() {
return "https"
}
if scheme := c.request.Header.Get(HeaderXForwardedProto); scheme != "" {
scheme = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(scheme))
if scheme == "https" {
return "https"
}
}
return "http"
}
```
## Disclosure
Source code review, manually verified with actual HTTP server. Tested on Echo v5.0.4 (latest master).
## Patches
Fixed in `github.com/labstack/echo/v5` v5.1.1 and `github.com/labstack/echo/
MEDIUM
Severity & confidence
Source severitymedium
Platform severitymedium
Confidencehigh
Exploitationunknown
CVSS4.7
Affected
Vendorsgithub
Productsgithub.com/labstack/echo/v5github.com/labstack/echo/v4
Reporting sources (2)
GitHub Security Advisories
NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-28T21:04:10
Last updated2026-10-31T21:01:43
Ingested2026-10-28T21:09:19
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typeadvisory
Recommended action
Review the advisory and upgrade affected packages to the first patched version.
Next steps
- Identify affected systems in your environment.
- Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
- Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
- Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
Reported by a government or cert-grade source (CISA, NCSC, NVD, ENISA, MSRC).
Source type: vendor ยท Original: GitHub Security Advisories