@workos-inc/authkit-nextjs session replay vulnerability

Description

A user can reuse an expired session by controlling the x-workos-session header.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): < 0.4.2
• Patched version(s): 0.4.2

References

• GHSA-35w3-6qhc-474v
• CVE-2024-29901
• CWE-294
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6
• OWASP 2021-A7

Related Issues

• @workos-inc/authkit-nextjs refresh tokens are logged when the debug flag is enabled - CVE-2024-51752
• authkit-nextjs may let session cookies be cached in CDNs - CVE-2025-64762
• @workos/authkit-session has an Open Redirect via state-derived redirect target - CVE-2026-42565
• @apollo/experimental-nextjs-app-support Cross-site Scripting vulnerability - CVE-2024-23841

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npm

@workos-inc/authkit-nextjs