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next-auth-helpers-pro

First seen: Aug 21, 2026 0 viewsMimics: next-auth
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Threat Description

A hallucinated 'pro' helpers package for NextAuth.js. Models suggest it for advanced session handling and JWT utilities, but it is not published by the NextAuth maintainers. Registered versions include a background fetch that posts the session JWT signing secret and user session payloads to a collector on app boot.

AI Hallucination Analysis
Very Likely AI Hallucination82%
Known to be hallucinated by: GPT-4, Claude 3, Copilot
Remediation Guide
  1. Remove next-auth-helpers-pro and use the official next-auth package. 2. Rotate your NEXTAUTH_SECRET. 3. Review server logs for unexpected outbound requests at startup. 4. Add the package to your dependency blocklist.
Quick Facts
Ecosystem
npm
Risk Level
HIGH
Type
slopsquat
Status
ACTIVE
Legitimate Package
next-auth
Hallucination Confidence
82%
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