Next.js Allows a Denial of Service (DoS) with Server Actions
Impact
A Denial of Service (DoS) attack allows attackers to construct requests that leaves requests to Server Actions hanging until the hosting provider cancels the function execution.
_Note: Next.js server is idle during that time and only keeps the connection open. CPU and memory footprint are low during that time._
Deployments without any protection against long running Server Action invocations are especially vulnerable. Hosting providers like Vercel or Netlify set a default maximum duration on function execution to reduce the risk of excessive billing.
This is the same issue as if the incoming HTTP request has an invalid Content-Length header or never closes. If the host has no other mitigations to those then this vulnerability is novel.
This vulnerability affects only Next.js deployments using Server Actions.
Patches
This vulnerability was resolved in Next.js 14.2.21, 15.1.2, and 13.5.8. We recommend that users upgrade to a safe version.
Workarounds
There are no official workarounds for this vulnerability.
Credits
Thanks to the PackDraw team for responsibly disclosing this vulnerability.
Next.js authorization bypass vulnerability
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
Denial of Service condition in Next.js image optimization
Impact
The image optimization feature of Next.js contained a vulnerability which allowed for a potential Denial of Service (DoS) condition which could lead to excessive CPU consumption.
Not affected:
The next.config.js file is configured with images.unoptimized set to true or images.loader set to a non-default value.
The Next.js application is hosted on Vercel.
Patches
This issue was fully patched in Next.js 14.2.7. We recommend that users upgrade to at least this version.
Workarounds
Ensure that the next.config.js file has either images.unoptimized, images.loader or images.loaderFile assigned.
Credits
Brandon Dahler (brandondahler), AWS
Dimitrios Vlastaras
Next.js Cache Poisoning
Impact
By sending a crafted HTTP request, it is possible to poison the cache of a non-dynamic server-side rendered route in the pages router (this does not affect the app router). When this crafted request is sent it could coerce Next.js to cache a route that is meant to not be cached and send a Cache-Control: s-maxage=1, stale-while-revalidate header which some upstream CDNs may cache as well.
To be potentially affected all of the following must apply:
Next.js between 13.5.1 and 14
Next.js Server-Side Request Forgery in Server Actions
Impact
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was identified in Next.js Server Actions by security researchers at Assetnote. If the Host header is modified, and the below conditions are also met, an attacker may be able to make requests that appear to be originating from the Next.js application server itself.
Prerequisites
Next.js (<14.1.1) is running in a self-hosted manner.
The Next.js application makes use of Server Actions.
The Server Action performs a redire
Axios Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
An issue discovered in Axios 0.8.1 through 1.5.1 inadvertently reveals the confidential XSRF-TOKEN stored in cookies by including it in the HTTP header X-XSRF-TOKEN for every request made to any host allowing attackers to view sensitive information.
jsonwebtoken's insecure implementation of key retrieval function could lead to Forgeable Public/Private Tokens from RSA to HMAC
Overview
Versions <=8.5.1 of jsonwebtoken library can be misconfigured so that passing a poorly implemented key retrieval function (referring to the secretOrPublicKey argument from the readme link) will result in incorrect verification of tokens. There is a possibility of using a different algorithm and key combination in verification than the one that was used to sign the tokens. Specifically, tokens signed with an asymmetric public key could be verified with a symmetric HS256 algorithm. This can lead to successful validation of forged tokens.
Am I affected?
You will be affected if your application is supporting usage of both symmetric key and asymmetric key in jwt.verify() implementation with the same key retrieval function.
How do I fix it?
Update to version 9.0.0.
Will the fix impact my users?
There is no impact for end users
jsonwebtoken vulnerable to signature validation bypass due to insecure default algorithm in jwt.verify()
Overview
In versions <=8.5.1 of jsonwebtoken library, lack of algorithm definition and a falsy secret or key in the jwt.verify() function can lead to signature validation bypass due to defaulting to the none algorithm for signature verification.
Am I affected?
You will be affected if all the following are true in the jwt.verify() function:
a token with no signature is received
no algorithms are specified
a falsy (e.g. null, false, undefined) secret or key is passed
How do I fix it?
Update to version 9.0.0 which removes the default support for the none algorithm in the jwt.verify() method.
Will the fix impact my users?
There will be no impact, if you update to version 9.0.0 and you don’t need to allow for the none algorithm. If you need 'none' algorithm, you have to explicitly specify that in jwt.verify() options.
jsonwebtoken unrestricted key type could lead to legacy keys usage
Overview
Versions <=8.5.1 of jsonwebtoken library could be misconfigured so that legacy, insecure key types are used for signature verification. For example, DSA keys could be used with the RS256 algorithm.
Am I affected?
You are affected if you are using an algorithm and a key type other than the combinations mentioned below
| Key type | algorithm |
|----------|------------------------------------------|
| ec | ES256, ES384, ES512
node-fetch forwards secure headers to untrusted sites
node-fetch forwards secure headers such as authorization, www-authenticate, cookie, & cookie2 when redirecting to a untrusted site.
axios Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability
axios before v0.21.2 is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity.
Command Injection in lodash
lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the template function.
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lodash
All versions of package lodash prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions.
Steps to reproduce (provided by reporter Liyuan Chen):
``js
var lo = require('lodash');
function build_blank(n) {
var ret = "1"
for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
ret += " "
}
return ret + "1";
}
var s = build_blank(50000) var time0 = Date.now();
lo.trim(s)
var time_cost0 = Date.now() - time0;
console.log("time_cost0: " + time_cost0);
var time1 = Date.now();
lo.toNumber(s) var time_cost1 = Date.now() - time1;
console.log("time_cost1: " + time_cost1);
var time2 = Date.now();
lo.trimEnd(s);
var time_cost2 = Date.now() - time2;
console.log("time_cost2: " + time_cost2);
``
