Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-50463
CVE-2023-50463
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).
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ipGo | <= 0.6.0 | — |
Affected products
3- Caddy/caddy-geo-ipdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rxg9-hgq7-8pwxghsaADVISORY
- github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/issues/4nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50463ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ipghsaPACKAGE
- caddyserver.com/v2nvdBroken LinkWEB
- github.com/shift72/caddy-geo-ip/tagsnvdRelease NotesWEB
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