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GHSA-9v4j-7g44-qcqw: Algernon: Auto-refresh SSE event server binds to all interfaces with Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * and no authentication

May 19, 2026

When auto-refresh is enabled, Algernon spins up an SSE handler that streams a data: line for every filesystem event under the watched directory. The handler performs no authentication of any kind — no shared token, no cookie check against the permissions2 userstate, no IP allow-list, no path-prefix permission. Any client that can complete a TCP connection to the listener address receives the stream.

This advisory covers the authentication gap in isolation. The cross-origin browser-reach (advisory #2b) and the network-reach (advisory #2c) amplify the impact, but each is independently fixable; this finding addresses the case where a same-origin or LAN-local client connects directly to the SSE port and reads the stream without proving anything about its identity.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v4j-7g44-qcqw
  • github.com/xyproto/algernon/security/advisories/GHSA-9v4j-7g44-qcqw

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.17.7

Fixed versions

  • 1.17.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.17.7 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CWE-942: Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains

Source file

go/github.com/xyproto/algernon/GHSA-9v4j-7g44-qcqw.yml

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