Description
Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. In version 2.11.3 and earlier, three configuration-dependent weaknesses affect the handler and placeholder layer. In modules/caddyhttp/rewrite/rewrite.go, Rewrite.Rewrite() can pass attacker-controlled replacement bytes through buildQueryString for a second placeholder expansion when a rewrite URI ends with a literal question mark, allowing injected environment or request-variable placeholders to disclose data and, when the file provider is registered, allowing injected file placeholders to disclose readable files. The issue is fixed in version 2.11.4.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. In version 2.11.3 and earlier, three configuration-dependent weaknesses affect the handler and placeholder layer. In modules/caddyhttp/rewrite/rewrite.go, Rewrite.Rewrite() can pass attacker-controlled replacement bytes through buildQueryString for a second placeholder expansion when a rewrite URI ends with a literal question mark, allowing injected environment or request-variable placeholders to disclose data and, when the file provider is registered, allowing injected file placeholders to disclose readable files. The issue is fixed in version 2.11.4.
Title Caddy: rewrite placeholder re-expansion
Weaknesses CWE-178
CWE-770
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T21:04:58.400Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T19:14:21.331Z

Link: CVE-2026-77281

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T21:17:37.890

Modified: 2026-09-17T21:17:37.890

Link: CVE-2026-77281

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-178

    Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')