IP Spoofing via Trusted Forwarded Headers in Joomla

Publication date: 2026-07-22

Last updated on: 2026-07-22

Assigner: Joomla! Project

Description

IP and GeoIP conditions trusted spoofable forwarded headers, allowing remote clients to bypass location-based rules.

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Published

2026-07-22

Last Modified

2026-07-22

Generated

2026-07-23

AI Q&A

2026-07-23

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-63683

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-290	This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves IP and GeoIP conditions that rely on spoofable forwarded headers. Remote clients can manipulate these headers to bypass location-based security rules, potentially gaining unauthorized access or evading restrictions.

Impact Analysis

Attackers could exploit this to bypass geographic or IP-based access controls, leading to unauthorized access to restricted resources, data leaks, or evasion of security policies designed to protect sensitive systems.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability may violate compliance requirements that mandate strict access controls based on location or IP, such as GDPR's data protection measures or HIPAA's access restrictions. Non-compliance could result in legal penalties or data breaches.

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