---
id: CVE-2023-37788
aliases:
  - GHSA-4r8x-2p26-976p
  - GO-2023-1941
title: goproxy Denial of Service vulnerability
summary: goproxy Denial of Service vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: elazarl
product: github.com/elazarl/goproxy
ecosystem: go
affected:
  - github.com/elazarl/goproxy < 0.0.0-20230731152917-f99041a5c027
patched:
  - github.com/elazarl/goproxy 0.0.0-20230731152917-f99041a5c027
published: '2023-07-18'
updated: '2026-08-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4r8x-2p26-976p'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37788'
  - url: 'https://github.com/elazarl/goproxy/issues/502'
  - url: 'https://github.com/elazarl/goproxy/pull/507'
  - url: 'https://github.com/elazarl/goproxy'
tags:
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.00979
epssPercentile: 0.60564
ingestedAt: '2026-08-07T19:14:15.736Z'
---

## Overview

goproxy prior to pseudoversion 0.0.0-20230731152917-f99041a5c027 was discovered to contain an issue which can lead to a Denial of service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.

## Affected packages

- `github.com/elazarl/goproxy < 0.0.0-20230731152917-f99041a5c027`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `github.com/elazarl/goproxy 0.0.0-20230731152917-f99041a5c027`