Description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the `X-Forwarded-For` or `X-Real-IP` headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of `(echo.Context).RealIP`. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
Published: 2026-03-20
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unrestricted request flooding for unauthenticated users
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m547-hp4w-j6jx Vikunja has a Rate-Limit Bypass for Unauthenticated Users via Spoofed Headers
History

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Go-vikunja
Go-vikunja vikunja
Vendors & Products Go-vikunja
Go-vikunja vikunja

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the `X-Forwarded-For` or `X-Real-IP` headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of `(echo.Context).RealIP`. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
Title Vikunja has Rate-Limit Bypass for Unauthenticated Users via Spoofed Headers
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Go-vikunja Vikunja
Vikunja Vikunja
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T17:15:23.140Z

Reserved: 2026-03-04T16:26:02.900Z

Link: CVE-2026-29794

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T17:15:18.020Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-20T15:16:16.393

Modified: 2026-03-24T21:18:04.037

Link: CVE-2026-29794

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T14:29:22Z

Weaknesses