Nginx · Nginx · CVE-2023-45132
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
NAXSI versions 1.3 through 1.6
**Description**
NAXSI is an open-source maintenance web application firewall (WAF) for NGINX. An issue allows someone to bypass the WAF when a malicious `X-Forwarded-For` IP matches `IgnoreIP` `IgnoreCIDR` rules. This old code was arranged to allow older NGINX versions to also support `IgnoreIP` `IgnoreCIDR` when multiple reverse proxies were present.
**Recommendations**
For versions 1.3 through 1.5, as a temporary workaround, do not set any `IgnoreIP` `IgnoreCIDR` rules to minimize the risk of exploitation.
For version 1.6, the issue is patched, so no additional action is required beyond ensuring this version is used.
For all affected versions, consider updating to version 1.6 or later to fully resolve the issue.