Waku: Open Redirect via `unstable_redirect` Helper
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Waku is the minimal React framework. Prior to version 1.0.0-beta.1, the unstable_redirect() helper exported from waku/router/server (packages/waku/src/router/define-router.tsx:156–161) accepts an arbitrary string and reflects it unchanged into the HTTP Location response header with no URL validation, scheme restriction, or path-only enforcement. Any application that passes user-controlled input to this helper — the natural pattern documented in the JSDoc and official fixtures — is vulnerable to open redirect attacks. An attacker who convinces a victim to click a crafted link can silently redirect the browser to an arbitrary external domain, enabling phishing, credential harvesting, and OAuth token theft. Additionally, scheme-relative URLs (//evil.example/) bypass naive https?://-only allow-list filters that developers might add as ad-hoc mitigations. 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-43fc-v873-qw85 |
- 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-43fc-v873-qw85
Remediation
- Fix · CNA waku (wakujs) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1
- Fix · GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85 waku (npm) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49456
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85
References
More wakujs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-36610 Waku: Cross-Origin CSRF on RSC Server Action Dispatch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-49456 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49456 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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