Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. From version 2.10.0 to before version 2.11.2, forward_auth copy_headers does not strip client-supplied headers, allowing identity injection and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 2.11.2.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-7r4p-vjf4-gxv4 | Caddy forward_auth copy_headers Does Not Strip Client-Supplied Headers, Allowing Identity Injection and Privilege Escalation |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000
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Caddyserver
Caddyserver caddy |
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| Vendors & Products |
Caddyserver
Caddyserver caddy |
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. From version 2.10.0 to before version 2.11.2, forward_auth copy_headers does not strip client-supplied headers, allowing identity injection and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 2.11.2. | |
| Title | Caddy forward_auth copy_headers Does Not Strip Client-Supplied Headers, Allowing Identity Injection and Privilege Escalation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-287 CWE-345 |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-07T16:28:37.097Z
Reserved: 2026-03-05T21:27:35.341Z
Link: CVE-2026-30851
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-07T17:15:52.540
Modified: 2026-03-09T13:35:07.393
Link: CVE-2026-30851
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-03-09T10:04:56Z
Github GHSA