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Authorization bypass in Next.js

High
jackwilson323 published GHSA-7gfc-8cq8-jh5f Dec 17, 2024

Package

npm next (npm)

Affected versions

>=9.5.5 <=14.2.14

Patched versions

14.2.15

Description

Impact

If a Next.js application is performing authorization in middleware based on pathname, it was possible for this authorization to be bypassed.

Patches

This issue was patched in Next.js 14.2.15 and later.

If your Next.js application is hosted on Vercel, this vulnerability has been automatically mitigated, regardless of Next.js version.

Workarounds

There are no official workarounds for this vulnerability.

Credits

We'd like to thank tyage (GMO CyberSecurity by IERAE) for responsible disclosure of this issue.

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2024-51479

Weaknesses

Credits