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TI-2026-36611 Aliases CVE-2026-49456GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85

Waku: Open Redirect via `unstable_redirect` Helper

Priority LOW 15CWE-601Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed waku (wakujs): 1.0.0-beta.1waku (npm): 1.0.0-beta.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wakujswakubefore 1.0.0-beta.11.0.0-beta.1Patch availableCNA
—waku (npm)before 1.0.0-beta.11.0.0-beta.1Patch availableGHSA-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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43fc-v873-qw85

References

  • TI-2026-36610 Waku: Cross-Origin CSRF on RSC Server Action Dispatch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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