vercel/next.js · Security

Next.js: null origin can bypass Server Actions CSRF checks

GHSA ID
GHSA-mq59-m269-xvcx
CVE ID
CVE-2026-27978
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS v4
5.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Summary

origin: null was treated as a "missing" origin during Server Action CSRF validation. As a result, requests from opaque contexts (such as sandboxed iframes) could bypass origin verification instead of being validated as cross-origin requests.

Impact

An attacker could induce a victim browser to submit Server Actions from a sandboxed context, potentially executing state-changing actions with victim credentials (CSRF).

Patches

Fixed by treating 'null' as an explicit origin value and enforcing host/origin checks unless 'null' is explicitly allowlisted in experimental.serverActions.allowedOrigins.

Workarounds

If upgrade is not immediately possible:

  • Add CSRF tokens for sensitive Server Actions.
  • Prefer SameSite=Strict on sensitive auth cookies.
  • Do not allow 'null' in serverActions.allowedOrigins unless intentionally required and additionally protected.

CWEs

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