better-auth versions after v0.0.2 and before 1.1.16 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the /api/auth/error page, where the value of the 'error' URL parameter is reflected as HTML without proper neutralization. A…
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 04:17:18 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2025-71404
Publishedbetter-auth versions after v0.0.2 and before 1.1.16 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the /api/auth/error page, where the value of the 'error' URL parameter is reflected as HTML without proper neutralization. An attacker who coerces a user into visiting a specially-crafted URL can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the user's browser. The issue is fixed in version 1.1.16.
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Source analysis status: Deferred
Weakness classifications: CWE-79
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published: 2026-08-01T13:16:56.777
lastModified: 2026-10-06T22:10:00.247
- Source published
- 1 Aug 2026 13:16:56 UTC
- Source modified
- 6 Oct 2026 22:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 04:17:18 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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