Description
Echo is a Go web framework. Prior to 4.16.0 and 5.4.0, Echo's MethodOverride middleware accepts a safe HTTP method as the override target for a POST request. When MethodOverride is registered before CSRF in the post-routing middleware chain, route selection retains the original state-changing POST handler but the override changes the method before CSRF evaluates it, causing both token validation and Sec-Fetch-Site checks to be skipped. A cross-site exploit requires an authenticated victim and an override value that a browser-submitted request can control, such as the form getter used by the advisory reproducer; the default X-HTTP-Method-Override header getter is not settable by a cross-site form. This issue is fixed in 4.16.0 and 5.4.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| labstack | echo | < 4.16.0, >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | golang-github-labstack-echo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | golang-github-labstack-echo +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | golang-github-labstack-echo.v2 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/labstack/echo/v4 | < 4.16.0 | 4.16.0 | GHSA-r7w9-592q-9vg4 |
| Go | github.com/labstack/echo/v5 | >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.0 | 5.4.0 | GHSA-r7w9-592q-9vg4 |
References
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/security/advisories/GHSA-r7w9-592q-9vg4
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/b838391e2eade87ae7e5a09d7bb5087bec271ec1
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/fc410094b2f3415cf2bf5204082137b205bfd5af
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v4.16.0
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v5.4.0