GHSA-7m27-7ghc-44w9
Next.js Allows a Denial of Service (DoS) with Server Actions
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2024-56332
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Description
### 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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · next | introduced 13.0.0, fixed 13.5.8 |
| npm · next | introduced 14.0.0, fixed 14.2.21 |
| npm · next | introduced 15.0.0, fixed 15.1.2 |
References
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-7m27-7ghc-44w9 WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56332 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/vercel/next.js PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |