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        "dateUpdated": "2026-03-18T19:48:04.820Z"
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                            "cweId": "CWE-352",
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                            "description": "CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)",
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                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackRequirements": "NONE",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
                        "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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                        "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
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                    "name": "https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-mq59-m269-xvcx",
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                        "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
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                    "value": "Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, `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. An attacker could induce a victim browser to submit Server Actions from a sandboxed context, potentially executing state-changing actions with victim credentials (CSRF). This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by treating `'null'` as an explicit origin value and enforcing host/origin checks unless `'null'` is explicitly allowlisted in `experimental.serverActions.allowedOrigins`. If upgrading is not immediately possible, add CSRF tokens for sensitive Server Actions, prefer `SameSite=Strict` on sensitive auth cookies, and/or do not allow `'null'` in `serverActions.allowedOrigins` unless intentionally required and additionally protected."
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