Description
Elysia is a Typescript framework for request validation, type inference, OpenAPI documentation and client-server communication. Versions 1.4.17 and below are subject to arbitrary code execution from cookie config. When dynamic cookies are enabled (e.g. there an existing cookie schema), the cookie config is injected into the compiled route without first being sanitised. Availability of this exploit is generally low, but when combined with GHSA-hxj9-33pp-j2cc, it allows for a full RCE chain. An attack requires write access to either the Elysia app's source code (in which case the vulnerability is meaningless) or write access to the cookie config (perhaps where it is assumed to be provisioned by the environment). This issue is fixed in version 1.4.18.
Affected products
elysiajs: elysia
References6
- github.com/elysiajs/elysia/security/advisories/GHSA-8vch-m3f4-q… ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/elysiajs/elysia/commit/26935bf76ebc43b4a43d48b173fc8… Patch
- github.com/elysiajs/elysia/commit/3af978663e437dccc6c1a2a3aff4b… Patch
- github.com/elysiajs/elysia/pull/1564 Issue TrackingPatch
- github.com/sportshead/elysia-poc ExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/elysiajs/elysia/security/advisories/GHSA-hxj9-33pp-j… Not Applicable
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 59 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-94
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