GHSA-qh8j-hqjv-7m4x
Astro: Malformed port in the Host header can crash the Node adapter
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @astrojs/node | < 11.1.3 | 11.1.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
In the Astro Node adapter, a request whose `Host` header contains a malformed port (for example `example.com:65536` or `example.com:8080:8080`) produced an invalid request URL. The fallback intended to recover from an unparseable URL reused the same malformed host, so it failed again and raised an uncaught `TypeError: Invalid URL` while the request was being built, before any route ran.
## Impact
The effect depends on the adapter configuration:
- Default configuration (`standalone`): the request returns `500 Internal Server Error` and the server continues running.
- With the opt-in `staticHeaders: true` option: the throw reaches a synchronous HTTP handler that does not catch it, becoming an `uncaughtException` that terminates the process.
This is an availability-only issue. It does not expose data or allow code execution. Triggering it requires sending a hand-crafted `Host` header, and many proxies and CDNs reject malformed hosts before they reach the origin.
## Affected versions
`@astrojs/node` <= 11.1.2.
## Patches
Fixed in `@astrojs/node` 11.1.3. When the incoming host cannot be parsed, the request URL now degrades to a host the server controls, so the request is handled instead of throwing. Hosts carrying more than a single `hostname:port` pair are also rejected during host validation.
## Workarounds
Upgrade to `@astrojs/node` 11.1.3 or later. Deployments that terminate malformed `Host` headers at a reverse proxy or CDN are not reachable through this path.
## Credits
Reported by @Celggar.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/withastro/astro/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8j-hqjv-7m4x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102984
- https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/17572
- https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/2066f39c60707a100531b4ef4bb5dab8feafa7f2
- https://github.com/withastro/astro
- https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/@astrojs/[email protected]