GHSA-hq75-xg7r-rx6c json
Better Call routing bug can lead to Cache Deception
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Summary
### Summary
Using a CDN that caches (`/**/*.png`, `/**/*.json`, `/**/*.css`, etc...) requests, a cache deception can emerge. This could lead to unauthorized access to user sessions and personal data when cached responses are served to other users.
### Details
The vulnerability occurs in the request processing logic where path sanitization is insufficient. The library splits the path using `config.basePath` but doesn't properly validate the remaining path components. This allows specially crafted requests that appear to be static assets (like `/api/auth/get-session/api/auth/image.png` assuming `config.basePath`=`/api/auth`) to bypass typical CDN cache exclusion rules while actually returning sensitive data.
The problematic code [here](https://github.com/Bekacru/better-call/blob/8b6f13e24fad7f4666a582601517bb3232d4f4af/src/router.ts#L124): ```js const processRequest = async (request: Request) => { const url = new URL(request.url); const path = config?.basePath ? url.pathname.split(config.basePath)[1] : url.pathname; ```
Since this library is largely coupled with `better-auth`, it becomes more clear why this can be dangerous with an example request:
<img width="800" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2ab7c4dd-0700-4f59-863f-79f2b5edbb37" />
### Impact
This is a cache deception vulnerability affecting `better-call` users with CDN caching enabled. which can expose sensitive data.
Patch / fix
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| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | better-call | <1.0.12 |
1.0.12 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-525 Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information
References
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hq75-xg7r-rx6c
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-hq75-xg7r-rx6c
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