User Impersonation Affecting github.com/gofiber/fiber/middleware/proxy package, versions >=0.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGOFIBERFIBERMIDDLEWAREPROXY-17810019
  • published3 Jul 2026
  • disclosed2 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-45045  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for github.com/gofiber/fiber/middleware/proxy.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation via the BalancerForward process. An attacker can manipulate upstream IP-based logic, such as rate limiting, access control, and audit logging, by injecting a spoofed X-Real-IP header value in requests.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1