6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-50463
Caddy GeoIP IP Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

The caddy-geo-ip (aka GeoIP) middleware through 0.6.0 for Caddy 2, when trust_header X-Forwarded-For is used, allows attackers to spoof their source IP address via an X-Forwarded-For header, which may bypass a protection mechanism (trusted_proxy directive in reverse_proxy or IP address range restrictions).

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2023, 8:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-50463 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Caddyserver caddy
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-50463.

URL Resource
https://caddyserver.com/v2 Broken Link
https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/issues/4 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/tags Release Notes

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-50463 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-50463 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://caddyserver.com/v2 No Types Assigned https://caddyserver.com/v2 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/issues/4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/issues/4 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/tags No Types Assigned https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/tags Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-290
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:caddyserver:caddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.6.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The caddy-geo-ip (aka GeoIP) middleware through 0.6.0 for Caddy 2, when trust_header X-Forwarded-For is used, allows attackers to spoof their source IP address via an X-Forwarded-For header, which may bypass a protection mechanism (trusted_proxy directive in reverse_proxy or IP address range restrictions).
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/issues/4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/tags [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://caddyserver.com/v2 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.02%

score

0.24854

percentile

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