Open Redirect in github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 (CVE-2025-69725)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 (CVE-2025-69725). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.2.4 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Open redirect vulnerability in the RedirectSlashes middleware in github.com/go-chi/chi
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Auto-generated summary
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A weakness called CVE-2025-69725 was discovered in github.com/go-chi/chi/v5.
Severity is Medium (CVSS 4.7/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 CVE-2025-69725".
CVE-2025-69725 (github.com/go-chi/chi/v5). Severity: Medium / CVSSv3 4.7. Category: CWE-601.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2025-69725) in github.com/go-chi/chi/v5. A serious software flaw has been identified.
Target versions of github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.7/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-601)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/go-chi/chi/v5' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/go-chi/chi/v5を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 to 5.2.4ステージング環境で 5.2.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69725 golang-github-go-chi-chi Fixed in: 5.2.5-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-69725 golang-github-go-chi-chi
References
- advisory github.com
- patch github.com
- report github.com
- web go-chichi.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com