HIGHCVE-2026-27959Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-27959: Koa has Host Header Injection via `ctx.hostname`
Koa is middleware for Node.js using ES2017 async functions. Prior to versions 3.1.2 and 2.16.4, Koa's `ctx.hostname` API performs naive parsing of the HTTP Host header, extracting everything before the first colon without validating the input conforms to RFC 3986 hostname syntax. When a malformed Host header containing a `@` symbol is received, `ctx.hostname` returns `evil[.]com` - an attacker-controlled value. Applications using `ctx.hostname` for URL generation, password reset links, email verification URLs, or routing decisions are vulnerable to Host header injection attacks. Versions 3.1.2 and 2.16.4 fix the issue.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
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- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- koajs / koa>= 3.0.0, < 3.1.2 · < 2.16.4
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N