CVE-2026-91997: Incorrect Comparison in evolution-foundation evolution-api
evolution-api through 2.3.7 contains an incorrect array comparison in the metricsIPWhitelist middleware that always evaluates to false, allowing unauthenticated access to the /metrics endpoint. Attackers can bypass IP whitelist restrictions to access sensitive metrics disclosing server version, database client name, configured server URL, and WhatsApp instance details.
CVE-2026-91997: Incorrect Comparison in evolution-foundation evolution-api
Description
evolution-api through 2.3.7 contains an incorrect array comparison in the metricsIPWhitelist middleware that always evaluates to false, allowing unauthenticated access to the /metrics endpoint. Attackers can bypass IP whitelist restrictions to access sensitive metrics disclosing server version, database client name, configured server URL, and WhatsApp instance details.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
evolution-foundation
evolution-api
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-15T11:11:13.312Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa9305055bf5e2cf5c40bd5
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 11:47:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 11:47:28 UTC
Views: 1
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