GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-9m9c-vpv5-9g85 Feathers exposes internal headers via unencrypted session cookie
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-27193
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @feathersjs/authentication-oauth
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2026-02-19
Affected packages
• npm @feathersjs/authentication-oauth: < 5.0.40 → fixed in 5.0.40
Description
All HTTP request headers are stored in the session cookie, which is signed but not encrypted, exposing internal proxy/gateway headers to clients.
The OAuth service stores the complete headers object in the session:
```javascript
// https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/blob/dove/packages/authentication-oauth/src/service.ts#L173
session.headers = headers;
```
The session is persisted using `cookie-session`, which base64-encodes the data. While the cookie is signed to prevent tampering, the contents are readable by anyone by simply decoding the base64 value.
Under specific deployment configurations (e.g., behind reverse proxies or API gateways), this can lead to exposure of sensitive internal infrastructure details such as API keys, service tokens, and internal IP addresses.
Credits: Abdelwahed Madani Yousfi (@vvxhid) / Edoardo Geraci (@b0-n0-b0) / Thomas Rinsma (@ThomasRinsma) From Codean Labs.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-27193 Feathersjs is a framework for creating web APIs and real-time applications with TypeScript or JavaScript. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/security/advisories/GHSA-9m9c-vpv5-9g85 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27193 advisory
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/commit/ee19a0ae9bc2ebf23b1fe598a1f7361981b65401 web
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers package
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/releases/tag/v5.0.40 web