CVE-2024-22206: @clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
Impact Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. Affected Versions All applications that that use @clerk/nextjs versions in the range of = 4.7.0,< 4.29.3 in a Next.js backend to authenticate API Routes, App Router, or Route handlers. Specifically, those that call auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router.
Published Jan 12, 2024 · Updated Jan 15, 2024
Affected packages
@clerk/nextjs
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- >= 4.7.0, < 4.29.3
- Fixed in
- 4.29.3
- Check
npm ls @clerk/nextjs
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Impact
Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router.
Affected Versions
All applications that that use @clerk/nextjs versions in the range of >= 4.7.0,< 4.29.3 in a Next.js backend to authenticate API Routes, App Router, or Route handlers. Specifically, those that call auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. Only the @clerk/nextjs SDK is impacted. Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted.
Patches
Fix included in @clerk/[email protected].
References
- https://clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12
- https://github.com/clerk/javascript/releases/tag/%40clerk%2Fnextjs%404.29.3
Credited to nikosdouvlis, SokratisVidros, colinclerk, agis, braden-clerk, brkalow.
References
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