GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-5pq2-9x2x-5p6w Hono Vulnerable to Cookie Attribute Injection via Unsanitized domain and path in setCookie()

MEDIUM Published 2026-03-04 Modified 2026-03-05 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-29086
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
hono
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-1113, CWE-113
Reviewed
2026-03-04

Affected packages

• npm hono: < 4.12.4 → fixed in 4.12.4

Description

Summary The `setCookie()` utility did not validate semicolons (`;`), carriage returns (`\r`), or newline characters (`\n`) in the `domain` and `path` options when constructing the `Set-Cookie` header. Because cookie attributes are delimited by semicolons, this could allow injection of additional cookie attributes if untrusted input was passed into these fields. Details `setCookie()` builds the `Set-Cookie` header by concatenating option values. While the cookie value itself is URL-encoded, the `domain` and `path` options were previously interpolated without rejecting unsafe characters. Including `;`, `\r`, or `\n` in these fields could result in unintended additional attributes (such as `SameSite`, `Secure`, `Domain`, or `Path`) being appended to the cookie header. Modern runtimes prevent full header injection via CRLF, so this issue is limited to attribute-level manipulation within a single `Set-Cookie` header. The issue has been fixed by rejecting these characters in the `domain` and `path` options. Impact An attacker may be able to manipulate cookie attributes if an application passes user-controlled input directly into the `domain` or `path` options of `setCookie()`. This could affect cookie scoping or security attributes depending on browser behavior. Exploitation requires application-level misuse of cookie options.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-29086 Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-1113 Inappropriate Comment Style weakness
  • CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers weakness

References