Vikunja has Rate-Limit Bypass for Unauthenticated Users via Spoofed Headers
Description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of (echo.Context).RealIP. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
code.vikunja.io/apiGo | >= 0.8, < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 0.8, < 2.2.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.8, < 2.2.0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260326T203309-150000.1.155.2
- go-vikunja/vikunjav5Range: >= 0.8, < 2.2.0
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m547-hp4w-j6jxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29794ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/a498dd69915a006c07e9d82660a2185d7e8136eeghsaWEB
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-m547-hp4w-j6jxghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- vikunja.io/changelog/vikunja-v2.2.0-was-releasedghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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