CVE-2025-70948

CRITICALNVD 9.39.3—

9.3

A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth v0.26.0 allows attackers to obtain reset tokens and execute an account takeover via spoofing the HTTP Host header.

CVSS v3: 9.3
EG Score: 9.3(medium)
EPSS: 2.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 5, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Apr 28, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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GitHub - perfood/couch-auth: Powerful authentication for APIs and apps using CouchDB (or Cloudant) with Node >= 14 · GitHub

https://github.com/perfood/couch-auth

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Public Security Advisory for CVE-2025-70948 and CVE-2025-70949 · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/0xHunterr/38aab644874ca9f4646524c5b01cfe5e

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	@perfood/couch-auth	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
@perfood/couch-auth	—	—	—

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-70948?

CVE-2025-70948 is a critical vulnerability published on March 5, 2026. A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth v0.26.0 allows attackers to obtain reset tokens and execute an account takeover via spoofing the HTTP Host header.

When was CVE-2025-70948 disclosed?

CVE-2025-70948 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 5, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-70948 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-70948 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-70948?

CVE-2025-70948 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-70948?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-70948, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-70948

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