GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-xpcf-pg52-r92g Hono has incorrect IP matching in ipRestriction() for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses

MEDIUM Published 2026-04-08 Modified 2026-04-24 Official page ↗
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