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GHSA-4rxr-27mm-mxq9
No affected components available
Impact
Applications that use next-auth Email Provider and @next-auth/upstash-redis-adapter before v3.0.2 are affected.
Description
The Upstash Redis adapter implementation did not check for both the identifier (email) and the token, but only checking for the identifier when verifying the token in the email callback flow. An attacker who knows about the victim's email could easily sign in as the victim, given the attacker also knows about the verification token's expired duration.
Patches
The vulnerability is patched in v3.0.2. To upgrade, run one of the following:
npm i @next-auth/upstash-redis-adapter@latest
yarn add @next-auth/upstash-redis-adapter@latest
pnpm add @next-auth/upstash-redis-adapter@latest
Workarounds
Using Advanced Initialization, developers can check the requests and compare the query's token and identifier before proceeding. Below is an example of how to do this: (Upgrading is still strongly recommended)
import { createHash } from "crypto"
export default async function auth(req, res) {
if (req.method === "POST" && req.action === "callback") {
const token = req.query?.token
const identifier = req.query?.email
function hashToken(token: string) {
const provider = authOptions.providers.find((p) => p.id === "email")
const secret = authOptions.secret
return (
createHash("sha256")
// Prefer provider specific secret, but use default secret if none specified
.update(`${token}${provider.secret ?? secret}`)
.digest("hex")
)
}
const hashedToken = hashToken(token)
const invite = await authOptions.adapter.useVerificationToken?.({
identifier,
token: hashedToken,
})
if (invite.token !== hashedToken) {
res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid token" })
}
}
return await NextAuth(req, res, authOptions)
}
References
EmailProvider: https://next-auth.js.org/providers/email Advanced Initialization: https://next-auth.js.org/configuration/initialization#advanced-initialization Upstash Redis Adapter: https://next-auth.js.org/adapters/upstash-redis
For more information
If you have any concerns, we request responsible disclosure, outlined here: https://next-auth.js.org/security#reporting-a-vulnerability
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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