mediumCVSS 6.8Vulnerability

GHSA-x445-f3h2-j279

## Summary Auth.js stores the OAuth/OIDC anti-CSRF checks (`state`, `nonce`, and the PKCE verifier) in global cookies that are not bound to the provider that created them. On callback, a check value minted during a sign-in started with one provider can satisfy the callback for a different provider, because the stored cookie is not verified against the callback provider's identity (provider id, issuer, client id, or redirect URI). In a multi-provider app that allows account linking while logged in, this provider-confusion / mix-up condition can let an attacker link their account at a second provider to a victim's user. ## Am I affected? You may be affected if **all** of the following hold: - You use `next-auth` `<= 4.24.14` or `>= 5.0.0-beta.1, <= 5.0.0-beta.31`, or `@auth/core` `<= 0.41.2`. - You configure multiple OAuth/OIDC providers. - You allow users to link additional providers while logged in. - At least one configured provider's authorization request is observable by an attacker, and at least one target provider's callback can be satisfied without a PKCE verifier (i.e. it relies only on `state` or only on `nonce`). You are **not** affected if you use a single OAuth provider, do not allow logged-in account linking, or all providers enforce PKCE. ## Impact - Account-linking confusion: an attacker can get their account at a target provider linked to the victim's Auth.js user, granting the attacker persistent sign-in to the victim's account through that linked provider. - Exploitation requires luring the victim into starting a legitimate same-origin flow; it cannot be performed by cross-site request forgery alone, which reduces practical likelihood. ## Patched version The fix binds the OAuth check cookies to the provider/authorization flow that created them, so a callback cannot consume a check value minted for a different provider. Upgrade to the first releases containing this fix (pending; this advisory will be updated with exact patched versions befor

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-x445-f3h2-j279
severity
medium
summary
Auth.js: OAuth state, nonce, and PKCE check cookies are not bound to the provider that created them
cvss_score
6.8
cve_id
GHSA-x445-f3h2-j279
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-07-23T14:31:51Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x445-f3h2-j279
ghsa_updated
2026-07-23T14:31:53Z

Related Entities (8)

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (2)

[Software]npm/@auth/core
[Software]npm/next-auth

AFFECTS (2)

[Software]npm/@auth/core
[Software]npm/next-auth

HAS_WEAKNESS (3)

[Weakness]Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
[Weakness]Origin Validation Error
[Weakness]Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel

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