# CVE-2024-23340: @hono/node-server can't handle "double dots" in URL

- Also known as: GHSA-RJQ5-W47X-X359
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.1
- Published: 2024-01-22 · Updated: 2025-05-30

## Affected

- honojs node-server: from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.4.1
- @hono/node-server (npm): from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.4.1

## Description

@hono/node-server is an adapter that allows users to run Hono applications on Node.js. Since v1.3.0, @hono/node-server has used its own Request object with `url` behavior that is unexpected. In the standard API, if the URL contains `..`, here called "double dots", the URL string returned by Request will be in the resolved path. However, the `url` in @hono/node-server's Request as does not resolve double dots, so `http://localhost/static/.. /foo.txt` is returned. This causes vulnerabilities when using `serveStatic`. Modern web browsers and a latest `curl` command resolve double dots on the client side, so this issue doesn't affect those using either of those tools. However, problems may occur if accessed by a client that does not resolve them. Version 1.4.1 includes the change to fix this issue. As a workaround, don't use `serveStatic`.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on honojs node-server, @hono/node-server, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/honojs/node-server/security/advisories/GHSA-rjq5-w47x-x359
- https://github.com/honojs/node-server/commit/dd9b9a9b23e3896403c90a740e7f1f0892feb402
- https://github.com/honojs/node-server/blob/8cea466fd05e6d2e99c28011fc0e2c2d3f3397c9/src/request.ts#L43-L45

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