GHSA-xg6x-h9c9-2m83 Better Auth Has Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Premature Session Caching (session.cookieCache)

• npm better-auth: < 1.4.9 → fixed in 1.4.9

Summary Under certain configurations, sessions may be considered valid before two-factor authentication (2FA) is fully completed. This can allow access to authenticated routes without verifying the second factor. --- Description When two-factor authentication is enabled, the authentication flow correctly identifies users who require additional verification and defers full authentication until the second factor is completed. However, when `session.cookieCache` is enabled, the session generated during the initial sign-in step may be cached as valid prior to 2FA verification. Subsequent session lookups may then return this cached session without re-evaluating the 2FA requirement. This results in a situation where session validity can be established before all authentication constraints are satisfied. --- Impact An attacker (or user) with valid primary credentials may gain access to protected application routes without completing the required second authentication factor. Any application using `better-auth` with both two-factor authentication and session cookie caching enabled may be affected. --- Mitigation • Upgrade to a version of `better-auth` that includes the fix for this issue. • Ensure that session caching does not treat sessions as fully authenticated until all required authentication steps, including 2FA, are completed. • As a temporary workaround, disable `session.cookieCache` when using two-factor authentication.