CVE-2026-55652 - Wekan: Header-login IP allowlist bypass via X-Forwarded-For spoofing in Wekan allows unauthenticated full account takeover (incl. admin)

CVE-2026-55652 - Wekan: Header-login IP allowlist bypass via X-Forwarded-For spoofing in Wekan allows unauthenticated full account takeover (incl. admin)

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 07/16/2026 - 01:05
CVE ID :CVE-2026-55652
Published : July 15, 2026, 10:17 p.m. | 30 minutes ago
Description :Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.46, header-login with HEADER_LOGIN_TRUSTED_IPS uses getRequestIp() in server/lib/headerLoginAuth.js to trust the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header before the real socket address, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to send HEADER_LOGIN_ID for any username and receive a meteor_login_token session, including for admin. This issue is fixed in version 9.46.
Severity: 9.8 | CRITICAL
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