Refitter is a tool for generating a C# REST API client using the Refit library. Prior to 2.1.2, content-type keys in the content maps of `requestBody/responses` are emitted verbatim into a Refit `[Headers("Accept: <ct>", "Content-Type: <ct>")]` attribute string without escaping quotation marks. A crafted content-type key in an attacker-influenced OpenAPI description survives default validation without `--skip-validation`, breaks out of the attribute string and enclosing interface and namespace, and can introduce a top-level file class while leaving valid generated C#. A `[ModuleInitializer]` method in that class executes attacker code when the generated assembly is loaded at application startup, without requiring a call to the client. The behavior was verified with Refitter 2.0.0 and .NET 8. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.2.
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29394853/make_spec.py
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29394851/maintainer-report.txt
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29394848/reproduce.sh
https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/security/advisories/GHSA-p32v-8v8j-j534
https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/releases/tag/2.1.2
https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/pull/1178
https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/commit/ab4d8e439d6f0ee82ad49ee15323978d70fe5a67
Published: 2026-10-30
Updated: 2026-10-30
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.0035