# CVE-2020-10807: auth\_svc in Caldera before 2.6.5 allows authentication bypass (for REST API requests) via a forged "localhost" string in the HTTP Host heade

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

auth_svc in Caldera before 2.6.5 allows authentication bypass (for REST API requests) via a forged "localhost" string in the HTTP Host header.

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## References

- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/issues/1405
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/pull/1407
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/compare/2.6.4...2.6.5
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases/tag/2.6.5

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