CVE-2026-107271 Gophish through 0.12.1 Login Rate Limit Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Spoofing
Attackers can bypass login rate limits in Gophish by spoofing IP headers, enabling unlimited password guessing and credential stuffing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-107271?
CVE-2026-107271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gophish, published on 7 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gophish through 0.12.1 contains a rate limit bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to evade /login throttling by spoofing X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers. Attackers can send a different forwarded address per request so the limiter keyed on rewritten RemoteAddr never triggers, enabling unlimited password guessing and credential stuffing.
Weakness: CWE-348
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-107271?
How do I fix CVE-2026-107271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-107271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-107271 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-107271 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxwc-4ggw-27w5.