Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the `X-Forwarded-For` or `X-Real-IP` headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of `(echo.Context).RealIP`. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-m547-hp4w-j6jx | Vikunja has a Rate-Limit Bypass for Unauthenticated Users via Spoofed Headers |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the `X-Forwarded-For` or `X-Real-IP` headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of `(echo.Context).RealIP`. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue. | |
| Title | Vikunja has Rate-Limit Bypass for Unauthenticated Users via Spoofed Headers | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-807 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-20T17:15:23.140Z
Reserved: 2026-03-04T16:26:02.900Z
Link: CVE-2026-29794
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-20T15:16:16.393
Modified: 2026-03-20T15:16:16.393
Link: CVE-2026-29794
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-03-20T16:27:12Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA