High, CVSS 7.5npmAmendedPublished
Remix and React Router allow URL manipulation via Host / X-Forwarded-Host headers
CVE-2025-31137 · GHSA-4q56-crqp-v477
- Affected
- npm @remix-run/express >= 2.11.1, < 2.16.3
- Fixed in
- 2.16.3· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact We received a report about a vulnerability in Remix/React Router that affects all Remix 2 and React Router 7 consumers using the Express adapter. Basically, this vulnerability allows anyone to spoof the URL used in an incoming Request by putting a URL pathname in the port section of a URL that is part of a Host or X-Forwarded-Host header sent to a Remix/React Router request handler. Patches This issue has been patched and released in Remix 2.16.3 React Router 7.4.1. Credits - Rachid Allam (zhero;) - Yasser Allam (inzo)
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.16.3 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.