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GHSA-wr66-vrwm-5g5x

MediumCVSS 5.9 / 10
Published Jan 28, 2022·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Vulnerable code could allow a bad actor to trigger a denial of service attack for anyone running a Next.js app at version >= 12.0.0, and using i18n functionality.

  • Affected: All of the following must be true to be affected by this CVE
    • Next.js versions above v12.0.0
    • Using next start or a custom server
    • Using the built-in i18n support
  • Not affected:
    • Deployments on Vercel (vercel.com) are not affected along with similar environments where invalid requests are filtered before reaching Next.js.

Patches

A patch has been released, next@12.0.9, that mitigates this issue. We recommend all affected users upgrade as soon as possible.

Workarounds

We recommend upgrading whether you can reproduce or not although you can ensure /${locale}/_next/ is blocked from reaching the Next.js instance until you upgrade.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
5.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
2.15%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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