CVE-2024-22206
@clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
@clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22206- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0398
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0398- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg
@clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
Impact
Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router.
Affected Versions
All applications that that use @clerk/nextjs versions in the range of >= 4.7.0,< 4.29.3 in a Next.js backend to authenticate API Routes, App Router, or Route handlers. Specifically, those that call auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. Only the @clerk/nextjs SDK is impacted. Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted.
Patches
Fix included in @clerk/[email protected].
References
- Record
GHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22206- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
@clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22206- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg
@clerk/nextjs auth() and getAuth() methods vulnerable to insecure direct object reference (IDOR)
Impact
Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router.
Affected Versions
All applications that that use @clerk/nextjs versions in the range of >= 4.7.0,< 4.29.3 in a Next.js backend to authenticate API Routes, App Router, or Route handlers. Specifically, those that call auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. Only the @clerk/nextjs SDK is impacted. Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted.
Patches
Fix included in @clerk/[email protected].
References
- Record
GHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@clerk/nextjsnpm |
4.7.0 up to 4.29.3 | 4.29.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-22206 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Clerk Javascript, published January 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in @clerk/nextjs 4.29.3.
References
github.com/clerk/javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-q6w5-jg5q-47vg
clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22206