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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.3 Critical

CVE-2025-71401

better-auth before 1.4.2 basePath Modification DoS

Description

better-auth (npm) before 1.4.2 allows an external request to configure baseURL when it is not otherwise defined (e.g., BETTER_AUTH_URL is unset). An attacker able to make the very first request to the server after startup can poison the router's base path, causing all routes to return 404 for all users (denial of service). The issue is not reachable when baseURL is explicitly configured or on typical managed hosting platforms.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

better-auth better-auth

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 1.4.2affected
  • 1.4.2unaffected
pkg:npm/better-auth

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