Better Auth drizzle-adapter 1.6.17 before 1.7.7 Rate Limit Bypass via Race Condition (better-auth drizzle-adapter)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
Better Auth @better-auth/drizzle-adapter and better-auth from 1.6.17 before 1.7.7, and @better-auth/kysely-adapter from 1.6.17 before 1.7.0, contain a race condition in database-backed rate limiting on PostgreSQL where the limit check is not atomic with the counter update. Remote attackers can send bursts of concurrent requests that pass the check together, exceeding configured limits on password sign-in, two-factor verification, one-time code, password reset, and other rate-limited endpoints.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-44jh-23m7-hpcf — @better-auth/drizzle-adapter: Concurrent requests can exceed rate limits on PostgreSQL
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-101744
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-110861
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| better-auth · drizzle-adapter | affected 1.6.17 < 1.7.7 ; unaffected 1.7.7 |
| better-auth · kysely-adapter | affected 1.6.17 < 1.7.0 ; unaffected 1.7.0 |
| better-auth · better-auth | affected 1.6.17 < 1.7.7 ; unaffected 1.7.7 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |