A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package of perfood/couch-auth <=…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package of perfood/couch-auth <= 0.21.2. By sending a specially crafted host header in the email change confirmation request, it is possible to trigger a SSTI which can be leveraged to run limited commands or leak server-side information
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | @perfood/couch-auth (npm) | up to 0.21.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r385-c5fc-x56c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- @perfood/couch-auth (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.21.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r385-c5fc-x56c
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-57177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r385-c5fc-x56c
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-57177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-57177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r385-c5fc-x56c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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