{"id":86568,"date":"2026-02-27T21:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:25:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-49826-cache-poisoning-bug-leading-to-dos-in-next-js-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49826-cache-poisoning-bug-leading-to-dos-in-next-js-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49826: Cache Poisoning Bug Leading to DoS in Next.js Framework<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, CVE-2025-49826, is a notable security risk concerning Next.js, a popular React framework for web application development. The vulnerability poses a significant risk to full-stack web applications developed using affected versions of Next.js. It primarily leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49826<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score: 7.5<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: DoS condition, potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3992366566\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Next.js | 15.0.4-canary.51 to 15.1.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of a cache poisoning bug in the Next.js framework. In certain circumstances, it allows an HTTP 204 response to be cached for static pages. This cached response can then be served to all users attempting to access the page, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition as the page becomes inaccessible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2191090086\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An attacker might exploit this vulnerability using a malformed HTTP request that triggers the HTTP 204 response. This could look something like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/static_page HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nCache-Control: no-cache\nPragma: no-cache\nHTTP\/1.1 204 No Content\nCache-Control: max-age=86400\n...<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The attacker sends a request to a static page, forcing a 204 No Content response which then gets cached. Future legitimate requests to the same page receive the cached 204 response, effectively making the page unavailable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The issue has been addressed in version 15.1.8 of Next.js. Users of the affected versions should update to the patched version as soon as possible. As a temporary solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may be used to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, CVE-2025-49826, is a notable security risk concerning Next.js, a popular React framework for web application development. The vulnerability poses a significant risk to full-stack web applications developed using affected versions of Next.js. It primarily leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. 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