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GHSA-j9v4-rhgr-4m5f oRPC: Vary Header Injection in CORS Plugin leading to potential Cache/CORS Bypass
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-77360
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @orpc/server
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-113
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-17
Affected packages
• npm @orpc/server: < 1.14.8 → fixed in 1.14.8
Description
Summary
A flaw in the CORS plugin allowed the incoming request's `Vary` header to be reflected into the response, letting a client influence a header that should be controlled solely by the server.
Details
The CORS plugin previously copied the request's `Vary` header directly onto the response instead of treating `Vary` as a response-only header. Because `Vary` tells downstream caches and proxies how to key their cached responses, this allowed a client to inject arbitrary values into the response's `Vary` header, potentially distorting cache-key behavior in shared caches/CDNs sitting in front of an oRPC server and leading to inconsistent CORS enforcement for other clients.
Practical impact is limited to deployments where a shared cache or reverse proxy keys on the `Vary` header; the real-world effect depends on the caching layer's configuration.
Impact
May cause cache key pollution and inconsistent CORS enforcement in setups that rely on shared/edge caches keying on `Vary`. No direct confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact in default (non-cached) configurations.
Resolution
Update `@orpc/server` (and any other `@orpc/*` packages bundling the CORS plugin) to `1.14.8`. The CORS plugin now derives `Vary` exclusively from the response, appending `Origin` and preserving existing values instead of reflecting request headers.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-77360 oRPC is an tool that helps build APIs that are end-to-end type-safe and adhere to OpenAPI standards. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers weakness
References
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/security/advisories/GHSA-j9v4-rhgr-4m5f web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77360 advisory
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/issues/1661 web
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/pull/1662 web
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/commit/daabded122a89d323357c4c401e879701864cb2f web
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc package
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/releases/tag/v1.14.8 web