# CVE-2025-59139: Hono has Body Limit Middleware Bypass

- Also known as: GHSA-92VJ-G62V-JQHH
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 4.9.7
- Published: 2025-09-12 · Updated: 2025-09-12

## Affected

- honojs hono: fixed in 4.9.7
- hono (npm): fixed in 4.9.7

## Description

Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. In versions prior to 4.9.7, a flaw in the `bodyLimit` middleware could allow bypassing the configured request body size limit when conflicting HTTP headers were present. The middleware previously prioritized the `Content-Length` header even when a `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` header was also included. According to the HTTP specification, `Content-Length` must be ignored in such cases. This discrepancy could allow oversized request bodies to bypass the configured limit. Most standards-compliant runtimes and reverse proxies may reject such malformed requests with `400 Bad Request`, so the practical impact depends on the runtime and deployment environment. If body size limits are used as a safeguard against large or malicious requests, this flaw could allow attackers to send oversized request bodies. The primary risk is denial of service (DoS) due to excessive memory or CPU consumption when handling very large requests. The implementation has been updated to align with the HTTP specification, ensuring that `Transfer-Encoding` takes precedence over `Content-Length`. The issue is fixed in Hono v4.9.7, and all users should upgrade immediately.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on honojs hono, hono, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-92vj-g62v-jqhh
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/commit/605c70560b52f13af10379f79b76717042fafe8d
- https://github.com/RoninForge/roninforge-hono

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