Description
podinfo through 6.11.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the /echo and /api/echo endpoints where the echoHandler writes request body content directly to the response without setting explicit Content-Type or X-Content-Type-Options headers. Attackers can craft cross-origin HTML pages with auto-submitting forms containing script payloads in the request body, which are served as text/html due to Go's content type detection, allowing the reflected script to execute in the podinfo origin context when victims visit the attacker's page.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| stefanprodan | podinfo | ≤ 6.11.2 | — |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo | < 1.8.1-0.20260519111337-cbebb20fd485 | 1.8.1-0.20260519111337-cbebb20fd485 | GHSA-q23m-vm9r-5745 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
References
- https://github.com/Niccolo10/Security-Advisories/blob/main/CVE-2026-43644/cve-2026-43644.md technical-description exploit
- https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo/issues/474 issue-tracking
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podinfo-reflected-xss-via-echo-endpoint third-party-advisory