CVE-2024-44930 Serilog Client IP Spoofing vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof client IP addresses in logs by manipulating HTTP headers, compromising audit trails and security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-44930?

CVE-2024-44930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Serilog before v2.1.0 was discovered to contain a Client IP Spoofing vulnerability, which allows attackers to falsify their IP addresses by specifying an arbitrary IP as a value of X-Forwarded-For or Client-Ip headers while performing HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44930?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including Serilog.Enrichers.ClientInfo. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Serilog.Enrichers.ClientInfo NuGetAll versions2.1.0
Serilog.Enrichers.ClientInfo NuGetAll versions2.1.0

Products include Serilog-Contrib Serilog-Enrichers-Clientinfo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44930?

Upgrade Serilog.Enrichers.ClientInfo to 2.1.0 or later.

Is CVE-2024-44930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x5q-cqf6-gj8r.

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