CVE-2025-69203

Signal K Server Vulnerable to Access Request Spoofing

Published Jan 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Versions prior to 2.19.0 of the access request system have two related features that when combined by themselves and with an information disclosure vulnerability enable convincing social engineering attacks against administrators. When a device creates an access request, it specifies three fields: `clientId`, `description`, and `permissions`. The SignalK admin UI displays the `description` field prominently to the administrator when showing pending requests, but the actual `permissions` field (which determines the access level granted) is less visible or displayed separately. This allows an attacker to request `admin` permissions while providing a description that suggests readonly access. The access request handler trusts the `X-Forwarded-For` HTTP header without validation to determine the client's IP address. This header is intended to preserve the original client IP when requests pass through reverse proxies, but when trusted unconditionally, it allows attackers to spoof their IP address. The spoofed IP is displayed to administrators in the access request approval interface, potentially making malicious requests appear to originate from trusted internal network addresses. Since device/source names can be enumerated via the information disclosure vulnerability, an attacker can impersonate a legitimate device or source, craft a convincing description, spoof a trusted internal IP address, and request elevated permissions, creating a highly convincing social engineering scenario that increases the likelihood of administrator approval. Users should upgrade to version 2.19.0 to fix this issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vfrf-vcj7-wvr8 Signal K Server Vulnerable to Access Request Spoofing
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Signalk signal K Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Signalk signal K Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Signalk
Signalk signalk-server
Vendors & Products Signalk
Signalk signalk-server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Versions prior to 2.19.0 of the access request system have two related features that when combined by themselves and with an information disclosure vulnerability enable convincing social engineering attacks against administrators. When a device creates an access request, it specifies three fields: `clientId`, `description`, and `permissions`. The SignalK admin UI displays the `description` field prominently to the administrator when showing pending requests, but the actual `permissions` field (which determines the access level granted) is less visible or displayed separately. This allows an attacker to request `admin` permissions while providing a description that suggests readonly access. The access request handler trusts the `X-Forwarded-For` HTTP header without validation to determine the client's IP address. This header is intended to preserve the original client IP when requests pass through reverse proxies, but when trusted unconditionally, it allows attackers to spoof their IP address. The spoofed IP is displayed to administrators in the access request approval interface, potentially making malicious requests appear to originate from trusted internal network addresses. Since device/source names can be enumerated via the information disclosure vulnerability, an attacker can impersonate a legitimate device or source, craft a convincing description, spoof a trusted internal IP address, and request elevated permissions, creating a highly convincing social engineering scenario that increases the likelihood of administrator approval. Users should upgrade to version 2.19.0 to fix this issue.
Title Signal K Server Vulnerable to Access Request Spoofing
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jan 2, 2026, 7:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 29, 2025, 2:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 1, 2026, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 11:10 AM