CVE-2026-81509
mediumnforwardauth is a forward auth service that allows the use of a single authentication middleware for multiple sites.
nforwardauth is a forward auth service that allows the use of a single authentication middleware for multiple sites. Versions prior to 1.5.1 accept an unvalidated `r` query parameter on the `/login` endpoint and use them as the post-authentication redirect destination. An unauthenticated attacker can create a legitimate `nforwardauth` login URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled website after the victim successfully authenticates. This issue may facilitate phishing and other social-engineering attacks by abusing the trust associated with the legitimate authentication domain. This vulnerability does not provide an unauthenticated ForwardAuth bypass. Version 1.5.1 contains a patch.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/nosduco/nforwardauth/commit/664f2602f9e1459558d1c4c55019f6d48bc64c43 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/nosduco/nforwardauth/pull/71 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/nosduco/nforwardauth/releases/tag/v1.5.1 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/nosduco/nforwardauth/security/advisories/GHSA-q64r-v7j5-6hfg security-advisories@github.com
