High, CVSS 7.5npmAmendedPublished
@clerk/backend Performs Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVE-2025-53548 · GHSA-9mp4-77wg-rwx9
- Affected
- npm @clerk/remix >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.5
- Fixed in
- 4.8.5· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact Applications that use the verifyWebhook() helper to verify incoming Clerk webhooks are susceptible to accepting improperly signed webhook events. Patches @clerk/backend: the helper has been patched as of 2.4.0 @clerk/astro: the helper has been patched as of 2.10.2 @clerk/express: the helper has been patched as of 1.7.4 @clerk/fastify: the helper has been patched as of 2.4.4 @clerk/nextjs: the helper has been patched as of 6.23.3 @clerk/nuxt: the helper has been patched as of 1.7.5 @clerk/react-router: the helper has been patched as of 1.6.4 @clerk/remix: the helper has been patched as of 4.8.5 @clerk/tanstack-react-start: the helper has been patched as of 0.18.3 Resolution The issue was resolved in @clerk/backend 2.4.0 by: Properly parsing the webhook request's signatures and comparing them against the signature generated from the received event Workarounds If unable to upgrade, developers can workaround this issue by verifying webhooks manually, per this documentation.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 4.8.5 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.