Waku: Cross-Origin CSRF on RSC Server Action Dispatch
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Waku is the minimal React framework. Prior to version 1.0.0-beta.1, Waku's RSC request dispatcher invokes server actions without validating the request's Origin (or Sec-Fetch-Site) header. A cross-origin web attacker can therefore cause a victim browser to issue an authenticated POST to a registered server action endpoint using a CORS-safelisted content type (text/plain), which does not trigger a preflight. Any state-mutating server action that the application exposes via 'use server' can be invoked with the victim's cookies attached. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-beta.1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wakujs | waku | before 1.0.0-beta.1 | 1.0.0-beta.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | waku (npm) | before 1.0.0-beta.1 | 1.0.0-beta.1 | Patch available | GHSA-75w3-gmqx-993q |
- waku Vendorwakujs Affected before 1.0.0-beta.1 Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1 Patch available CNA
- waku (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.0-beta.1 Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1 Patch available GHSA-75w3-gmqx-993q
Remediation
- Fix · CNA waku (wakujs) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1
- Fix · GHSA-75w3-gmqx-993q waku (npm) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75w3-gmqx-993q
References
More wakujs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-36611 Waku: Open Redirect via `unstable_redirect` Helper CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-49455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75w3-gmqx-993q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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