Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker with compromised administrator credentials to bypass network access controls and log in.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
Low
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)
Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
None
Integrity (Subsequent System)
None
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected products
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals / Electronic Docketing System (EDS)0 – 2026-03-19
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals / Electronic Docketing System (EDS)2026-03-19 – 2026-03-19
- Government Accountability Office / Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)0 – 2026-02-22
- Government Accountability Office / Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)2026-02-22 – 2026-02-22