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GHSA-569q-mpph-wgww: Better Auth affected by external request basePath modification DoS

December 1, 2025 (updated September 1, 2026)

Affected versions of Better Auth allow an external request to configure baseURL when it isn’t defined through any other means. This can be abused to poison the router’s base path, causing all routes to return 404 for all users.

This issue is only exploitable when baseURL is not explicitly configured (e.g., BETTER_AUTH_URL is missing) and the attacker is able to make the very first request to the server after startup. In properly configured environments or typical managed hosting platforms, this fallback behavior cannot be reached.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-569q-mpph-wgww
  • github.com/better-auth/better-auth/releases/tag/v1.4.2
  • github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-569q-mpph-wgww
  • github.com/ray-project/ray/commit/70e7c72780bdec075dba6cad1afe0832772bfe09
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71401
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/better-auth-before-basepath-modification-dos

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.4.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.4.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.2 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

npm/better-auth/GHSA-569q-mpph-wgww.yml

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