[Breaking News] Last Week's Cloudflare Outage Cause Revealed! React/Next.js Hacking Alert
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Last week, were you perplexed by the internet suddenly slowing down or seemingly becoming unresponsive?
I, too, broke into a cold sweat worrying about losing my work. 💦
It turns out there was an issue with **Cloudflare**, which acts as the gatekeeper of the global internet, and behind it lurked a very frightening incident.
This was due to a **critical vulnerability** discovered in **React** and **Next.js**, the tools most loved by developers worldwide, which essentially left their **'front doors wide open'**.
What exactly is **CVE-2025-55182** that caused even Cloudflare to falter? I'll explain the core details in a very simple manner. (A must-read for developers! 🚨)
🚨 1. The Full Story: Betrayal by React and Next.js?
Have you ever heard of **React** or **Next.js**?
Even if you're not a developer, you might have heard of them. These are technologies created by Facebook (Meta) and are currently the most widely used tools for building websites worldwide.
However, a **critical vulnerability** was discovered here, allowing hackers to arbitrarily control servers.
- **React Vulnerability:** CVE-2025-55182
- **Next.js Vulnerability:** CVE-2025-66478
Security experts are warning about this situation, calling it **'React2Shell'**.
In simple terms, it's a very dangerous situation where hackers can gain **"Remote Code Execution (RCE) privileges,"** allowing them to issue commands as if they were the owner of your website.
📉 2. Why Did Cloudflare Experience Issues?
"Wait, if React was the problem, why did Cloudflare's servers go down?"
Curious?
Cloudflare acts as a **shield**, protecting numerous websites worldwide from DDoS attacks and hacking.
However, this vulnerability was **already being actively exploited by hackers in the wild**.
[Situation Reconstruction]
- Hackers began indiscriminate attacks on websites worldwide using this vulnerability 👾
- To counter this, security firms like Cloudflare urgently updated their defense logic and filtered traffic 🛡️
- During this process, there was a traffic surge, and applying security rules caused temporary overload and connection issues 💥
Ultimately, the inconvenience we experienced was due to a massive defensive battle fought to protect **over 70 million websites** from being compromised.
🛡️ 3. What Needs to Be Done Immediately (A Must-Read for Developers!)
If any of you operate or develop websites, you should check your versions immediately.
According to the security firm Wiz.io, companies were warned to **"Patch Urgently."**
- **React:** Update to the latest version (v19 or higher recommended)
- **Next.js:** Upgrade to the version with the latest security patches applied
Experts are unanimously stating that the introduction of **'SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)'**, which manages software components like a specification, is urgent in the wake of this incident. This is because knowing what components (libraries) are in your program allows for quicker fixes!
📝 Concluding
Isn't it a bit chilling to think that the inconvenience we experienced last week wasn't just a simple machine malfunction, but the aftermath of a **global cyber war**?
Nevertheless, thanks to the quick response of security firms, further major damage seems to have been prevented.
While the internet world is convenient, such unseen threats always exist!
Let's all make it a habit not to postpone OS updates or app updates. 🔒
Did you experience issues with any websites last week that caused trouble?
Please share your experiences in the comments! (I almost cried when my payment failed while shopping..😭)
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