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MEDIUM6.1

GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf

fastify: request.protocol and request.host Spoofable via X-Forwarded-Proto/Host from Untrusted Connections

Quick fix

GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf — fastify: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install fastify@5.8.3

Details

## 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.

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Affected packages

npm/fastify
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 5.8.3
Fixnpm install fastify@5.8.3

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