better-auth before 1.1.20 Open Redirect via trustedOrigins Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
better-auth versions before 1.1.20 contain a bypass vulnerability in trustedOrigins validation logic affecting absolute URLs and wildcard domains. Attackers can construct malicious callbackURL parameters that pass origin checks and trigger open redirects to steal sensitive tokens for account takeover.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| better-auth | better-auth | before 1.1.20 | 1.1.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- better-auth Vendorbetter-auth Affected before 1.1.20 Fixed in 1.1.20 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better_auth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | better-auth |
- cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better_auth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·better-auth
Remediation
- Fix · CNA better-auth (better-auth) Fixed in 1.1.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71403
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2jv-pgqw-qxhv
References
More better-auth vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38277 Better Auth: Unauthenticated API key creation through api-key plugin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-47627 better-auth SCIM 1.5.0 before 1.7.0-beta.4 Authorization Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-20000 Beter Auth has an Open Redirect via Scheme-Less Callback Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-13066 better-auth better-icons scan_project_icons/sync_icon path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-79320 OAuth state accepted as Magic Link token in Better Auth CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-74552 Authentication bypass in Better Auth Magic Link verification CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-71403 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71403 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2jv-pgqw-qxhv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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