GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-q7jf-gf43-6x6p Hono vulnerable to Vary Header Injection leading to potential CORS Bypass
MEDIUM
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- 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
References
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-q7jf-gf43-6x6p web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71381 advisory
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/commit/d9b8b4b73b4f997994f2764013207365fe711282 web
- https://github.com/honojs/hono package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hono-vary-header-injection-in-cors-middleware web