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.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-99jh-6h7p-pp36 Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default
History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T19:31:47.851Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T17:25:37.561Z

Link: CVE-2026-118651

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T20:17:22.073

Modified: 2026-10-28T20:17:22.073

Link: CVE-2026-118651

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Updated: 2026-10-28T20:30:07Z

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