# CVE-2021-39206: Incorrect Authorization with specially crafted requests

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-39206-incorrect-authorization-with-specially-crafted-requests  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-09-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-39206 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-09-10

Incorrect Authorization with specially crafted requests

Technologies: [github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-pomerium-pomerium). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-39206 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-39206 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-39206?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 September 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.11.0,fixed=0.14.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-39206?** Yes. github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go): upgrade to 0.14.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-39206?** Check whether you run github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go): upgrade to 0.14.8 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/pomerium/pomerium@v0.14.8
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/pomerium/pomerium (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.11.0,fixed=0.14.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-39206
- GHSA-cfc2-wjcm-c8fm

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