GHSA-xg24-pmhh-m4m9MediumCVSS 6.5

go-chi/chi through 5.2.1 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware ...

Published
August 14, 2026
Last Modified
August 14, 2026

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📋 Description

go-chi/chi through 5.2.1 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware (middleware/realip.go). The realIP() function reads client-controlled headers (True-Client-IP, X-Real-IP, and X-Forwarded-For) and overwrites r.RemoteAddr without verifying that the request originated from a trusted proxy. Attackers can supply arbitrary IP addresses in these headers to bypass IP-based access controls, evade rate limiting and geo-IP restrictions, and pollute audit logs. Fixed in 5.3.0.

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