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Lookspan API vulnerability allows unauthorized data access due to case sensitivity bug

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A security vulnerability was discovered in Lookspan's API where case-insensitive routing in Express conflicted with the authorization guard. This allowed unauthorized access to API endpoints, enabling both reading and writing of data without proper authentication. The issue stemmed from a disagreement between the router and the guard regarding path matching, specifically when paths were capitalized. AI

IMPACT This vulnerability could expose sensitive data and disrupt AI observability systems that rely on Lookspan.

RANK_REASON Security vulnerability in a specific software product.

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Lookspan API vulnerability allows unauthorized data access due to case sensitivity bug

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Lookspan's docs say: with --token set, /api/* requires an Authorization header. Express routes case-insensitively. The auth guard asked req.path.startsWith('/ap

    Lookspan's docs say: with --token set, /api/* requires an Authorization header. Express routes case-insensitively. The auth guard asked req.path.startsWith('/api'), which does not. So the guard and the router disagreed about what a path was, and requests fell through the gap: GET…

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