better-auth versions before 1.6.2 fail to validate the OAuth state parameter against the stored nonce when using cookie-backed state storage without PKCE. Attackers can forge the state parameter and supply an attacker-controlled authorization code to create authenticated sessions bound to the attacker's external identity or persistently link attacker accounts to victim profiles.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/better-auth-before-oauth-state-validation-bypass
https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/security/advisories/GHSA-wxw3-q3m9-c3jr
Published: 2026-08-01
Updated: 2026-08-01
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium