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.
History

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Title better-auth before 1.4.1 basePath Modification DoS better-auth before 1.4.2 basePath Modification DoS

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Better-auth better Auth
Vendors & Products Better-auth better Auth

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T14:29:35.454Z

Reserved: 2026-07-18T12:38:41.077Z

Link: CVE-2025-71401

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Updated: 2026-08-03T09:30:17Z