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CVE-2025-29927 Next.js Middleware: Emulation and Detection
In this lab, you will emulate, detect, and implement protections against an authorization bypass vulnerability in Next.js middleware, as described in CVE-2025-29927.
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Challenge
Emulate
In this challenge, you will emulate the Next.js authorization bypass exploit in a test environment.
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Detect
In this challenge, you will detect the authorization bypass by reviewing Nginx logs created with a new custom output containing the affected header.
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Protect
In this challenge, you will protect against the vulnerability by blocking specific requests with the affected header to the application.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
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