Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker with compromised administrator credentials to bypass network access controls and log in.
Published: 2026-06-18
Score: 5.1 Medium
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KEV: No
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Description The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker with compromised administrator credentials to bypass network access controls and log in.
Title U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypass
Weaknesses CWE-940
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisa-cg

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Updated: 2026-06-18T16:13:47.351Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T19:41:26.775Z

Link: CVE-2026-54106

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-940

    Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel