Denial of service in Next.js image optimization

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU98500

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47831

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the image optimization feature. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Next.js: 10.0.0 - 14.2.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:10.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:11.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:12.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:12.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:12.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:12.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zeit:nextjs:13.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-g77x-44xx-532m

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.