Submit #821936: unitedbyai droidclaw <= v0.5.3 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)info

Titelunitedbyai droidclaw <= v0.5.3 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
Beschreibung# Technical Details An Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Rate Limiter Evasion and IP Spoofing exists in the `/pairing/claim` endpoint in `server/src/routes/pairing.ts` of droidclaw. The application fails to properly rate limit authentication attempts against 6-digit pairing codes because it trusts the highly spoofable `X-Forwarded-For` and `X-Real-IP` HTTP headers to track rate-limiting attempts. The `isRateLimited()` function caches request attempts using this spoofable IP address as the map key. # Vulnerable Code File: server/src/routes/pairing.ts Method: /pairing/claim endpoint Why: The logic extracts the user's IP directly from the untrusted `x-forwarded-for` and `x-real-ip` headers, and uses it as a key for the rate limiter. # Reproduction 1. Set up a running instance of the Droidclaw server. 2. Execute the brute-force PoC exploit script against the target endpoint. 3. Observe that the rate limit is entirely bypassed due to the randomized `x-forwarded-for` header, and the pairing code is successfully guessed. # Impact - An unauthenticated attacker can steal any active user's API key. - Full control over the victim's Android device by connecting to the WebSocket API.
Quelle⚠️ https://github.com/unitedbyai/droidclaw/issues/14
Benutzer
 Eric-b (UID 96354)
Einreichung07.05.2026 13:49 (vor 30 Tagen)
Moderieren31.05.2026 09:34 (24 days later)
StatusAkzeptiert
VulDB Eintrag367495 [unitedbyai droidclaw bis 0.5.3 claim Endpoint pairing.ts Information Disclosure]
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