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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.3 Medium

CVE-2026-118651

Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default

Description

Echo is a Go web framework. From 4.0.0 until 5.4.0, the Proxy middleware can preserve an attacker-supplied X-Real-IP header and forward it to an upstream service when Echo.IPExtractor is not configured. A remote client can therefore make upstream services receive a spoofed client address, undermining IP-based access controls, rate limiting, audit logging, or geographic restrictions that trust Echo's forwarded identity. This issue is fixed in Echo 5.4.0.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

labstack echo

  • >= 4.0.0, < 5.4.0affected

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