GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-wv64-j4fq-5f9x Http4s: CookieJar middleware accepts arbitrary Set-Cookie domain
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-69214
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.http4s:http4s-client_2.12, org.http4s:http4s-client_2.13, org.http4s:http4s-client_3
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-384, CWE-565
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-15
Affected packages
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-client_2.12: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-client_2.13: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-client_2.13: >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 → fixed in 1.0.0-M47
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-client_3: >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 → fixed in 1.0.0-M47
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-client_3: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
Description
When processing a `Set-Cookie` from a response, the `CookieJar` client middleware trusts the server-supplied `Domain` attribute verbatim, with no check that it domain-matches the host that sent the cookie (RFC6265 §5.3 step 6) and no public suffix check. A malicious or compromised server can therefore plant a cookie for any domain in the cookie jar, which is subsequently set on the client's next request to that victim domain, enabling session fixation or overwriting security-relevant cookies.
Impact
Session fixation and overwrite of security-relevant cookies for arbitrary domains contacted by the same wrapped client.
Preconditions
• Application uses the `CookieJar` client middleware.
• Application contacts an attacker-controlled (or compromised) server using the same jar it uses for trusted hosts.
Workarounds
• Do not share a `CookieJar` across trusted and untrusted targets.
Note
This middleware still does not implement public suffix rejection.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-69214 Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-wv64-j4fq-5f9x web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/87535f7288f3baaf6736e2735087e473762b5b2f web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s package
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v0.23.35 web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v1.0.0-M47 web