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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-3635 EUVD-2026-14431GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf

Fastify request.protocol and request.host spoofable via X-Forwarded-Proto/Host from untrusted connections when trustProxy uses restrictive trust function

Published Mar 23, 2026 · Updated Mar 23, 2026 · Assigned by openjs

Description

Summary
When trustProxy is configured with a restrictive trust function (e.g., a specific IP like trustProxy: '10.0.0.1', a subnet, a hop count, or a custom function), the request.protocol and request.host getters read X-Forwarded-Proto and X-Forwarded-Host headers from any connection — including connections from untrusted IPs. This allows an attacker connecting directly to Fastify (bypassing the proxy) to spoof both the protocol and host seen by the application.

Affected Versions
fastify <= 5.8.2

Impact
Applications using request.protocol or request.host for security decisions (HTTPS enforcement, secure cookie flags, CSRF origin checks, URL construction, host-based routing) are affected when trustProxy is configured with a restrictive trust function.

When trustProxy: true (trust everything), both host and protocol trust all forwarded headers — this is expected behavior. The vulnerability only manifests with restrictive trust configurations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
fastify fastify ≤ 5.8.2 5.8.3

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm fastify < 5.8.3 5.8.3 GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf

References