feathersjs feathers up to 5.0.39 redirect

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in feathersjs feathers up to 5.0.39. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation of the argument redirect leads to redirect. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-27191. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in feathersjs feathers up to 5.0.39. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument redirect with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Feathersjs is a framework for creating web APIs and real-time applications with TypeScript or JavaScript. Versions 5.0.39 and below the redirect query parameter is appended to the base origin without validation, allowing attackers to steal access tokens via URL authority injection. This leads to full account takeover, as the attacker obtains the victim's access token and can impersonate them. The application constructs the final redirect URL by concatenating the base origin with the user-supplied redirect parameter. This is exploitable when the origins array is configured and origin values do not end with /. An attacker can supply @attacker.com as the redirect value results in https://[email protected]#access_token=..., where the browser interprets attacker.com as the host, leading to full account takeover. This issue has been fixed in version 5.0.40.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-27191 since 02/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

Upgrading to version 5.0.40 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch ee19a0ae9bc2ebf23b1fe598a1f7361981b65401 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• feathersjs

Name

• feathers

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.9
• 5.0.10
• 5.0.11
• 5.0.12
• 5.0.13
• 5.0.14
• 5.0.15
• 5.0.16
• 5.0.17
• 5.0.18
• 5.0.19
• 5.0.20
• 5.0.21
• 5.0.22
• 5.0.23
• 5.0.24
• 5.0.25
• 5.0.26
• 5.0.27
• 5.0.28
• 5.0.29
• 5.0.30
• 5.0.31
• 5.0.32
• 5.0.33
• 5.0.34
• 5.0.35
• 5.0.36
• 5.0.37
• 5.0.38
• 5.0.39

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CPE 2.2info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Discussion