# CVE-2025-11441: JhumanJ OpnForm HTTP Header excessive authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication attempt restrictions by manipulating the X-Forwarded-For header in OpnForm.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cq8w-3m7m-rm3g

## What is CVE-2025-11441?

CVE-2025-11441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in JhumanJ OpnForm, published on 8 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in JhumanJ OpnForm up to 1.9.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is 11e99960e14ca986b1a001a56e7533223d2cfa5b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Weakness: CWE-799 (Improper Control of Interaction Frequency), CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11441?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jhumanj Opnform.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11441 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11441 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in JhumanJ OpnForm

- [CVE-2025-11443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11443/): JhumanJ OpnForm Forgotten Password email information exposure (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-11435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11435/): JhumanJ OpnForm submissions cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-11436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11436/): JhumanJ OpnForm answer unrestricted upload (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-11438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11438/): JhumanJ OpnForm API Endpoint custom-domains authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-11439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11439/): JhumanJ OpnForm integrations authorization (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in JhumanJ OpnForm, published on 8 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11441 exists.

Affected product: JhumanJ OpnForm. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11441

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11441/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.