CVE-2025-71401

better-auth before 1.4.2 basePath Modification DoS

Published Aug 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-569q-mpph-wgww Better Auth affected by external request basePath modification DoS
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title better-auth before 1.4.1 basePath Modification DoS better-auth before 1.4.2 basePath Modification DoS
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Better-auth better Auth
Vendors & Products Better-auth better Auth
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title better-auth before 1.4.1 basePath Modification DoS
First Time appeared Better-auth
Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better-auth\/oauth-provider:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Better-auth
Better-auth better-auth\/oauth-provider
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 2:29 PM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2026, 12:38 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 2, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 10:10 PM