CVE-2026-93750

Description

http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.

CVSS Vector

References

• https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics
• https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L483-L501
• https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/57
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/http-cache-semantics-through-4.2.0-cross-client-cache-disclosure-via-vary-wildcard
• https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/57