GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-q7jf-gf43-6x6p Hono vulnerable to Vary Header Injection leading to potential CORS Bypass

MEDIUM Published 2025-10-24 Modified 2026-10-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-71381
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
hono
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-444
Reviewed
2025-10-24

Affected packages

• npm hono: < 4.10.3 → fixed in 4.10.3

Description

Summary A flaw in the CORS middleware allowed request `Vary` headers to be reflected into the response, enabling attacker-controlled `Vary` values and potentially affecting cache behavior. Details The middleware previously copied the `Vary` header from the request when `origin` was not set to `"*"`. Since `Vary` is a response header that should only be managed by the server, this could allow an attacker to influence caching behavior or cause inconsistent CORS handling. Most environments will see impact only when shared caches or proxies rely on the `Vary` header. The practical effect varies by configuration. Impact May cause cache key pollution and inconsistent CORS enforcement in certain setups. No direct confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact in default configurations. Resolution Update to the latest patched release. The CORS middleware has been corrected to handle `Vary` exclusively as a response header.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-71381 Hono before 4.10.3 contains a flaw in its CORS middleware: when the origin is not set to "*", the middleware copies the Vary header from… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests weakness

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