CVE-2024-52003: X-Forwarded-Prefix Header still allows for Open Redirect in traefik
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-52003 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) URL Redirection to Untrusted Site vulnerability in traefik. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 2Timeline
- 29-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Traefik (pronounced traffic) is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. There is a vulnerability in Traefik that allows the client to provide the X-Forwarded-Prefix header from an untrusted source. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.14 and 3.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Github.com/traefik/traefik2 products
- v2< 2.11.14
- v3< 3.2.1
Chainguard1 product
- traefik-2.11< 2.11.14-r0
Github.com/traefik1 product
- traefikAll versions (No fix recorded)
Traefik1 product
- traefik< 2.11.14 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.2.1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
7 links- github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-h924-8g65-j9wgX Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/traefik/traefikPACKAGE