CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability in Thumbor allows for improper validation of hostnames in the ALLOWED_SOURCES configuration, enabling attackers to bypass security controls by exploiting unescaped dots in the matching process. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive resources or data. Organizations using versions prior to 7.8.0 should prioritize upgrading to mitigate potential security risks.
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Original NVD Description
Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the ALLOWED_SOURCES configuration passes plain strings to re.match() without escaping dots, so a hostname differing at dot positions can match the allowlist. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.