# CVE-2025-61536: FelixRiddle dev-jobs-handlebars 1.0 uses absolute password-reset (magic) links using the untrusted \`req.headers.host\` header and forces the

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-16 · Updated: 2025-10-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FelixRiddle dev-jobs-handlebars 1.0 uses absolute password-reset (magic) links using the untrusted `req.headers.host` header and forces the `http://` scheme. An attacker who can control the `Host` header (or exploit a misconfigured proxy/load-balancer that forwards the header unchanged) can cause reset links to point to attacker-controlled domains or be delivered via insecure HTTP, enabling token theft, phishing, and account takeover.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FelixRiddle/dev-jobs-handlebars/
- https://github.com/bugdotexe/Vulnerability-Research/tree/main/CVE-2025-61536

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