Next.js Security Nightmare: Patch Now or Face the Hack Attack!
Next.js users, beware! A critical security flaw, CVE-2025-29927, could let hackers waltz past your authorization checks like they’re on a red carpet. It’s essential to patch your systems pronto or risk them sneaking into your admin pages with a devious grin. Don’t let unauthorized users crash your party!
Hot Take:
Next.js just took “next level” to a whole new, unintended dimension. With a CVSS score that’s one notch away from a perfect 10, this vulnerability is like a VIP pass for cyber crooks to crash the most exclusive admin-only parties on the web. Time to patch up before the bouncers get overwhelmed!
Key Points:
- A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-29927, in Next.js has a CVSS score of 9.1.
- The flaw allows bypassing authorization checks, potentially exposing sensitive admin pages.
- Patch available in versions 12.3.5, 13.5.9, 14.2.25, and 15.2.3 of Next.js.
- Security researcher Rachid Allam discovered and reported the flaw.
- Users should block external requests with the x-middleware-subrequest header if patching isn’t possible.
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