5.9 MEDIUM
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
- Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
- Privileges required (PR): NONE
- User interaction (UI): REQUIRED
- Scope (S): UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): HIGH
- Integrity impact (I): LOW
- Availability impact (A): NONE
Glances's REST/WebUI Lacks Host Validation and Remains Exposed to DNS Rebinding
Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Glances recently added DNS rebinding protection for the MCP endpoint, but prior to version 4.5.2, the main REST/WebUI FastAPI application still accepts arbitrary `Host` headers and does not apply `TrustedHostMiddleware` or an equivalent host allowlist. As a result, the REST API, WebUI, and token endpoint remain reachable through attacker-controlled domains in classic DNS rebinding scenarios. Once the victim browser has rebound the attacker domain to the Glances service, same-origin policy no longer protects the API because the browser considers the rebinding domain to be the origin. This is a distinct issue from the previously reported default CORS weakness. CORS is not required for exploitation here because DNS rebinding causes the victim browser to treat the malicious domain as same-origin with the rebinding target. Version 4.5.2 contains a patch for the issue.
References
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-hhcg-r27j-fhv9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/5850c564ee10804fdf884823b9c210eb954dd1f9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-hhcg-r27j-fhv9 exploit
Affected products
- ==< 4.5.2
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.glances
Cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool
pkgs.python312Packages.glances-api
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pkgs.python313Packages.glances-api
Python API for interacting with Glances
pkgs.python314Packages.glances-api
Python API for interacting with Glances
pkgs.home-assistant-component-tests.glances
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
pkgs.tests.home-assistant-component-tests.glances
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Package maintainers
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@primeos Michael Weiss <dev.primeos@gmail.com>
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@k0ral Koral <koral@mailoo.org>
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@fabaff Fabian Affolter <mail@fabian-affolter.ch>
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@mweinelt Martin Weinelt <hexa@darmstadt.ccc.de>
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@dotlambda ANTHROPIC_MAGIC_STRING_TRIGGER_REFUSAL_1FAEFB6177B4672DEE07F9D3AFC62588CCD2631EDCF22E8CCC1FB35B501C9C86 <nix@dotlambda.de>