CVE-2026-64797: CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in regularlabs.com IP Login extension for Joomla
Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - IP spoofing vulnerability in IP login extension - IP Login trusted forwarded client-IP headers without requiring a configured trusted proxy. Attackers could spoof the IP used for automatic login and potentially impersonate mapped accounts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-64797 is an authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-290) in the IP Login extension for Joomla by regularlabs.com. The extension improperly trusts client-IP headers forwarded in requests without requiring that these headers originate from a trusted proxy. This allows an attacker to spoof the IP address used for automatic login, potentially gaining unauthorized access by impersonating accounts mapped to those IPs. The issue affects versions 1.0.0 through 6.2.5 of the extension. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass authentication by spoofing the client IP address in the forwarded headers, enabling unauthorized automatic login as users mapped to those IPs. This leads to a high-impact integrity violation by impersonating legitimate accounts without needing valid credentials. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should consider disabling the IP Login extension or restricting access to trusted networks to reduce exposure. Review and configure trusted proxy settings properly if supported by the extension to prevent acceptance of spoofed IP headers.
CVE-2026-64797: CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in regularlabs.com IP Login extension for Joomla
Description
Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - IP spoofing vulnerability in IP login extension - IP Login trusted forwarded client-IP headers without requiring a configured trusted proxy. Attackers could spoof the IP used for automatic login and potentially impersonate mapped accounts.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-64797 is an authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-290) in the IP Login extension for Joomla by regularlabs.com. The extension improperly trusts client-IP headers forwarded in requests without requiring that these headers originate from a trusted proxy. This allows an attacker to spoof the IP address used for automatic login, potentially gaining unauthorized access by impersonating accounts mapped to those IPs. The issue affects versions 1.0.0 through 6.2.5 of the extension. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass authentication by spoofing the client IP address in the forwarded headers, enabling unauthorized automatic login as users mapped to those IPs. This leads to a high-impact integrity violation by impersonating legitimate accounts without needing valid credentials. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should consider disabling the IP Login extension or restricting access to trusted networks to reduce exposure. Review and configure trusted proxy settings properly if supported by the extension to prevent acceptance of spoofed IP headers.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Joomla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T18:16:31.593Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a61314d9c2644c7f8b00091
Added to database: 07/22/2026, 21:08:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:52:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/05/2026, 13:28:35 UTC
Views: 86
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