CVE-2026-40255

@adonisjs/http-server has an Open Redirect vulnerability

Published Apr 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
AdonisJS HTTP Server is a package for handling HTTP requests in the AdonisJS framework. In @adonisjs/http-server versions prior to 7.8.1 and 8.0.0-next.0 through 8.1.3, and @adonisjs/core versions prior to 7.4.0, the response.redirect().back() method reads the Referer header from the incoming HTTP request and redirects to that URL without validating the host.An attacker who can influence the Referer header can cause the application to redirect users to a malicious external site. This affects all AdonisJS applications that use response.redirect().back() or response.redirect('back'). This issue has been fixed in versions 7.8.1 and 8.2.0 and 7.4.0 of @adonisjs/core.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6qvv-pj99-48qm @adonisjs/http-server has an Open Redirect vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adonisjs core
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adonisjs:core:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adonisjs:http-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Adonisjs core
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adonisjs
Adonisjs http-core
Adonisjs http-server
Vendors & Products Adonisjs
Adonisjs http-core
Adonisjs http-server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description AdonisJS HTTP Server is a package for handling HTTP requests in the AdonisJS framework. In @adonisjs/http-server versions prior to 7.8.1 and 8.0.0-next.0 through 8.1.3, and @adonisjs/core versions prior to 7.4.0, the response.redirect().back() method reads the Referer header from the incoming HTTP request and redirects to that URL without validating the host.An attacker who can influence the Referer header can cause the application to redirect users to a malicious external site. This affects all AdonisJS applications that use response.redirect().back() or response.redirect('back'). This issue has been fixed in versions 7.8.1 and 8.2.0 and 7.4.0 of @adonisjs/core.
Title @adonisjs/http-server has an Open Redirect vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-601
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 17, 2026, 6:43 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 5:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 12:10 AM