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CVE-2026-40255 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/adonisjs/http-server/commit/2008fb6cf4f6f1c0ca5797d57def4d93e1c3de08 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/adonisjs/http-server/releases/tag/v7.8.1 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/adonisjs/http-server/releases/tag/v8.2.0 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/adonisjs/http-server/security/advisories/GHSA-6qvv-pj99-48qm GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-40255
NVD Published Date:
04/16/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/16/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.