medium5.4
CVE-2024-21494
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security
Impact
All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Spoofing via the X-Forwarded-For header due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can spoof an IP address used in the user identity module (/whoami API endpoint). This could lead to unauthorized access if the system trusts this spoofed IP address.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/greenpau/caddy-security | <= 1.1.23 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Greenpau | Caddy-Security | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/
- https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/266
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249859
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vj36-3ccr-6563
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21494
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy