GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-xpcf-pg52-r92g Hono has incorrect IP matching in ipRestriction() for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-39409
- 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-180
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-08
Affected packages
• npm hono: < 4.12.12 → fixed in 4.12.12
Description
Summary
`ipRestriction()` does not canonicalize IPv4-mapped IPv6 client addresses (e.g. `::ffff:127.0.0.1`) before applying IPv4 allow or deny rules. In environments such as Node.js dual-stack, this can cause IPv4 rules to fail to match, leading to unintended authorization behavior.
Details
The middleware classifies client addresses based on their textual form. Addresses containing "`:`" are treated as IPv6, including IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses such as `::ffff:127.0.0.1`. These addresses are not normalized to IPv4 before matching.
As a result:
• IPv4 static rules (e.g. `127.0.0.1`) do not match because the raw string differs
• IPv4 CIDR rules (e.g. `127.0.0.0/8`, `10.0.0.0/8`) are skipped because the address is treated as IPv6
For example, with:
`denyList: ['127.0.0.1']`
a request from `127.0.0.1` may be represented as `::ffff:127.0.0.1` and bypass the deny rule.
This behavior commonly occurs in Node.js environments where IPv4 clients are exposed as IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses.
Impact
Applications that rely on IPv4-based `ipRestriction()` rules may incorrectly allow or deny requests.
In affected deployments, a denied IPv4 client may bypass access restrictions. Conversely, legitimate clients may be rejected when using IPv4 allow lists.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-39409 Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize weakness
References
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-xpcf-pg52-r92g web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39409 advisory
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/commit/48fa2233bc092f650119f42df043050737cabf39 web
- https://github.com/honojs/hono package
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.12 web