Medium

@perfood/couch-auth has a host header injection vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 05.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth v0.26.0 allows attackers to obtain reset tokens and execute an account takeover via spoofing the HTTP Host header.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @perfood/couch-auth <= 0.26.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-644, CWE-74
Platform
npm
Package
@perfood/couch-auth
Disclosed
05.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qw8v-34ww-6q9p - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: @perfood/couch-auth

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
01.2024 03.2026
Without a fix
5
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 1
  2. 2025: 2
  3. 2026: 2
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-70949 <= 0.26.0 no fix
  2. @perfood/couch-auth has a host header injection vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 9.3 CVE-2025-70948 <= 0.26.0 no fix
  3. Medium CVE-2025-60794 <= 0.21.2 no fix

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