@fastify-reply-from JSON Content-Type parsing confusion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
fastify-reply-from is a Fastify plugin to forward the current HTTP request to another server. A reverse proxy server built with `@fastify/reply-from` could misinterpret the incoming body by passing an header `ContentType: application/json ; charset=utf-8`. This can lead to bypass of security checks. This vulnerability has been patched in '@fastify/reply-from` version 9.6.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fastify | fastify-reply-from | before 9.6.0 | 9.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @fastify/reply-from (npm) | before 9.6.0 | 9.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-v2v2-hph8-q5xp |
- fastify-reply-from Vendorfastify Affected before 9.6.0 Fixed in 9.6.0 Patch available CNA
- @fastify/reply-from (npm) Vendor— Affected before 9.6.0 Fixed in 9.6.0 Patch available GHSA-v2v2-hph8-q5xp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fastify-reply-from (fastify) Fixed in 9.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-v2v2-hph8-q5xp @fastify/reply-from (npm) Fixed in 9.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51701
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2v2-hph8-q5xp
References
Advisory 2
More fastify Reply-from vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26177 @fastify/reply-from vulnerable to connection header abuse enabling stripping of proxy-added headers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2025-40851 fastify-reply-from bypass of reply forwarding CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-51701 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51701 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v2v2-hph8-q5xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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