Description
By default the CloudStack management server honours the x-forwarded-for HTTP header and logs it as the source IP of an API request. This could lead to authentication bypass and other operational problems should an attacker decide to spoof their IP address this way. Users are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.18.1.1 or 4.19.0.1, which fixes this issue.
Problem types
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Product status
4.11.0.0 (semver)
4.19.0.0
Credits
Yuyang Xiao <superxyyang@gmail.com>
References
lists.apache.org/thread/82f46pv7mvh95ybto5hn8wlo6g8jhjvp
lists.apache.org/thread/82f46pv7mvh95ybto5hn8wlo6g8jhjvp