CVE-2026-25651 (GCVE-0-2026-25651)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 18:50 – Updated: 2026-02-09 15:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
client-certificate-auth has an Open Redirect via Host Header Injection in HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect
Summary
client-certificate-auth is middleware for Node.js implementing client SSL certificate authentication/authorization. Versions 0.2.1 and 0.3.0 of client-certificate-auth contain an open redirect vulnerability. The middleware unconditionally redirects HTTP requests to HTTPS using the unvalidated Host header, allowing an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary domains. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tgies/client-certificate-auth/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/tgies/client-certificate-auth/… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tgies | client-certificate-auth |
Affected:
>= 0.2.1, < 1.0.0
|
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