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Security checkNovember 21, 2025

authkit-nextjs may let session cookies be cached in CDNs

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Description

In authkit-nextjs version 2.11.0 and below, authenticated responses do not defensively apply anti-caching headers. In environments where CDN caching is enabled, this can result in session tokens being included in cached responses and subsequently served to multiple users.

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Recommendation

Update the @workos-inc/authkit-nextjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): <= 2.11.0
  • Patched version(s): 2.11.1

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