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High · 8.7 CVE-2026-35391 EUVD-2026-19480

Bulwark Webmail getClientIP() trusted client-controlled X-Forwarded-For value, enabling rate limit bypass and audit log forgery

Published Apr 6, 2026 · Updated Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Bulwark Webmail is a self-hosted webmail client for Stalwart Mail Server. Prior to 1.4.11, the getClientIP() function in lib/admin/session.ts trusted the first (leftmost) entry of the X-Forwarded-For header, which is fully controlled by the client. An attacker could forge their source IP address to bypass IP-based rate limiting (enabling brute-force attacks against the admin login) or forge audit log entries (making malicious activity appear to originate from arbitrary IP addresses). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.11.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
bulwarkmail webmail < 1.4.11 —

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