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GHSA-wmmm-f939-6g9c Hono: Middleware bypass via repeated slashes in serveStatic

MEDIUM Published 2026-04-08 Modified 2026-04-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-39407
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
hono
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2026-04-08

Affected packages

• npm hono: < 4.12.12 → fixed in 4.12.12

Description

Summary A path handling inconsistency in `serveStatic` allows protected static files to be accessed by using repeated slashes (`//`) in the request path. When route-based middleware (e.g., `/admin/*`) is used for authorization, the router may not match paths containing repeated slashes, while serveStatic resolves them as normalized paths. This can lead to a middleware bypass. Details The routing layer and `serveStatic` handle repeated slashes differently. For example: ``` /admin/secret.txt => matches /admin/* /admin//secret.txt => may not match /admin/* ``` However, `serveStatic` may interpret both paths as the same file location (e.g., `admin/secret.txt`) and return the file. This inconsistency allows a request such as: ``` GET //admin/secret.txt ``` to bypass middleware registered on `/admin/*` and access protected files. The issue has been fixed by rejecting paths that contain repeated slashes, ensuring consistent behavior between route matching and static file resolution. Impact An attacker can access static files that are intended to be protected by route-based middleware by using repeated slashes in the request path. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files under the static root. This issue affects applications that rely on serveStatic together with route-based middleware for access control.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-39407 Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

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