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Critical, CVSS 9.6amended

@better-auth/sso provider registration has server-side request forgery via unvalidated OIDC endpoints

CVE-2026-53513GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (@better-auth/sso 1.6.11), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
9.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-53513: 0.25% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 16.18 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Am I affected? Users are affected if all of the following are true: - Their application uses @better-auth/sso at a version = 0.1.0, < 1.6.11 on the stable line, or any 1.7.0-beta.x on the pre-release line. - The sso() plugin is added to their application's betterAuth({ plugins: [...] }) array. - Any user with a valid Better Auth session can reach POST /sso/register (the plugin's default gate accepts any session). For the non-blind SSRF impact (full IAM credential or internal HTTP body exfiltration), no further configuration is required. For the account takeover escalation, additionally: - Developers set sso({ trustEmailVerified: true, ... }). - The developer's application deployment has accounts whose email overlaps with attacker-chosen domains. If developers do not enable the SSO plugin, their application is not affected. Fix: 1. Upgrade to @better-auth/sso@1.6.11 or later. 2. If developers cannot upgrade, see workarounds below. Summary The @better-auth/sso plugin's POST…

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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-53513

Advisory: @better-auth/sso provider registration has server-side request forgery via unvalidated OIDC endpoints
IDs: CVE-2026-53513, GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-53513 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:57 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: @better-auth/sso 1.6.11. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm @better-auth/sso: affected >= 0.1.0, < 1.6.11; fixed in 1.6.11

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls @better-auth/sso --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on @better-auth/sso.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v lists affected ranges: npm @better-auth/sso >=0.1.0 <1.6.11)
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v (OSV record GHSA-5rr4-8452-hf4v lists affected ranges: npm @better-auth/sso >=0.1.0 <1.6.11 (fixed))

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