Description
Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. From version 2.10.0 to before version 2.11.2, forward_auth copy_headers does not strip client-supplied headers, allowing identity injection and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 2.11.2.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| caddyserver | caddy | >= 2.10.0, < 2.11.2 |
References
- https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/6610Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/pull/6608Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/pull/7545Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-7r4p-vjf4-gxv4Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed