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GHSA-gfj5-979r-92pw @acastellon/auth: Authentication bypass via spoofable headers in validateToken()

CRITICAL Published 2026-06-18 Modified 2026-07-01 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-58399
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@acastellon/auth
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-290
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Affected packages

• npm @acastellon/auth: < 2.3.0 → fixed in 2.3.0

Description

@acastellon/auth v2.2.0 appears to allow an unauthenticated authentication bypass in validateToken() through spoofable auth-user and Host request headers. The validateToken middleware contains a service-to-service bypass for auth-user: service-brother when req.get('host').startsWith(getHostName()). Both values involved in the check can be influenced by an unauthenticated HTTP client: auth-user is a request header, and Host is also client-controlled. As a result, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send a request with crafted headers and bypass token validation before the normal legacy/JWT/OIDC validation logic runs. Impact: An attacker may be able to access routes protected by validateToken() without a valid token. In deployments where downstream services trust auth-user or is-* headers, this may also lead to privilege escalation. Affected package: @acastellon/auth v2.2.0 Affected code: auth.js, validateToken() The issue is related to the service-brother bypass and getHostName() check. Example request: ``` GET /protected HTTP/1.1 Host: auth-user: service-brother is-admin: true ``` Expected behavior: The request should require a valid authentication token. Actual behavior: The middleware calls next() before token validation. Fix implemented in v2.3.0+: Removed the spoofable bypass. Always sanitize incoming auth-user and is-* headers. Added mTLS client certificate based service auth (with optional TRUSTED_MTLS_SERVICES allowlist). Updated consumers (rest, graphql, dns-client) for mTLS support. Unit tests added for sanitization + mTLS path.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-58399 @acastellon/auth is an authentication control system for microservices. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing weakness

References