CouchAuth host header injection vulnerability leaks the password reset token

Description

A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package @perfood/couch-auth versions <= 0.20.0. By sending a specially crafted host header in the forgot password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which, once clicked, lead to an attacker-controlled server and thus leak the password reset token.

Recommendation

No fix is available yet. Followings are affected versions:

• <= 0.20.0

References

• GHSA-fqh6-6h6c-366m
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2023-39655
• CWE-74
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• CouchAuth has a Server-Side Template Injection vulnerability in its email functionality - CVE-2024-57177
• chromedriver Command Injection vulnerability - CVE-2023-26156
• Strapi may leak sensitive user information, user reset password, tokens via content-manager views - CVE-2023-36472
• Strapi may leak sensitive user information, user reset password, tokens via content-manager views (GHSA-v8gg-4mq2-88q4) - CVE-2023-36472

Tags:

npm

@perfood/couch-auth