Description
proxy-addr is a Node.js module that determines a request's client address behind trusted reverse proxies, and it backs Express req.ip and req.ips. In versions 1.1.0 through 2.0.7, a trust subnet written in IPv4-mapped IPv6 notation with an IPv4-sized prefix, such as ::ffff:10.0.0.0/8 instead of the correct ::ffff:10.0.0.0/104, is accepted without error but trusts every IPv4 address on the internet rather than the block it names. Because the socket peer then becomes trusted at hop 0, any unauthenticated client can supply an arbitrary X-Forwarded-For header and control the address the application reads, which defeats IP-based access control, rate limiting, geolocation, and audit logging. This is a fail-open regression introduced in version 1.1.0. The issue is fixed in proxy-addr 2.0.8, and users should upgrade to 2.0.8 or later. As a workaround, ensure any IPv4-mapped IPv6 trust subnet uses a prefix length of at least 97, or express the range in plain IPv4 notation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy-addr | proxy-addr | 1.1.0 – < 2.0.8 | 2.0.8 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-proxy-addr | 2.0.8+~cs2.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | node-proxy-addr | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-tensorboard | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | jupyter-base-notebook | 7.6.3-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-centraldashboard | 2.0.0-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-frontend | 2.17.2-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3-worker | 3.225.11-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | sqlpad | 7.5.7-r47 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-web-ui +1 | 4.3.1.5-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tileserver-gl | 5.6.0-r18 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | proxy-addr | >= 1.1.0, < 2.0.8 | 2.0.8 | GHSA-jqcg-44mw-7w3h |
Advisories 1
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