CVE-2026-114607 PUBLISHED

better-auth: OAuth state can be used as a Magic Link to sign in as another user

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 21.10.2026 Published: 22.10.2026 Updated: 23.10.2026

Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. From 1.4.0-beta.18 until 1.7.7, deployments that enable Magic Link with storeToken set to plain, or with storeToken set to hashed and the global verification.storeIdentifier setting also set to hashed, enable a built-in social or Generic OAuth provider, and use account.storeStateStrategy set to database can accept an OAuth sign-in state value as a Magic Link token. These settings can cause Magic Link verification records and OAuth state to resolve to the same stored identifier, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to start OAuth sign-in for a known email address and redeem the returned state through Magic Link without controlling the mailbox or completing the provider callback. The attacker can obtain a normal session for an existing user, or create an account incorrectly marked as email verified when sign-up is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.7.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor better-auth
Product better-auth
Versions
  • Version >= 1.4.0-beta.18, < 1.7.7 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication CWE