A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-644Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth v0.26.0 allows attackers to obtain reset tokens and execute an account takeover via spoofing the HTTP Host header.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 0.26.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qw8v-34ww-6q9p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- @perfood/couch-auth (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.26.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qw8v-34ww-6q9p
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-70948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw8v-34ww-6q9p
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-70948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-70948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw8v-34ww-6q9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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