Session hijacking via unvalidated proxy port
Published May 9, 2025 · Updated May 10, 2025
Confused-deputy behavior in Coder code-server before 4.99.4 allows remote attackers to steal session cookies through a crafted proxy URL. The path proxy's getProxyTarget function inserts req.params.port into a URL authority without numeric validation, so an at-sign redirects the request and its cookies to an attacker-controlled domain. Exploitation requires the built-in proxy and an authenticated user to follow the link; the stolen cookie grants access to the host as the code-server service user.
Summary
What happened
Confused-deputy behavior in Coder code-server before 4.99.4 allows remote attackers to steal session cookies through a crafted proxy URL. The path proxy's getProxyTarget function inserts req.params.port into a URL authority without numeric validation, so an at-sign redirects the request and its cookies to an attacker-controlled domain. Exploitation requires the built-in proxy and an authenticated user to follow the link; the stolen cookie grants access to the host as the code-server service user.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-47269
- Published
- May 9, 2025
- Updated
- May 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Coder
- Product
- code-server
- Classifications
- CWE-441, T1539
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.99.4
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